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眼不見為乾淨 (ngaan5 bat1 gin3 wai4 gon1 zeng6) — (slang) things become clean and tidy when people don't see the mess in Cantonese

ngaanˏ₅眼batˉ¹不gin˗₃見waiˎ₄為gonˉ¹乾zengˍ₆淨
简 眼不见为干净
Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 bu4 jian4 wei2 gan1 jing4

Meaning of 眼不見為乾淨

noun(slang) things become clean and tidy when people don't see the mess

Example Sentences with 眼不見為乾淨

ngaanˏ₅眼batˉ¹不gin˗₃見waiˎ₄為gonˉ¹乾gingˍ₆淨loˉ¹囉！
Out of sight, out of mind!
keoiˏ₅佢ngaanˏ₅眼batˉ¹不gin˗₃見waiˎ₄為gonˉ¹乾ging6.淨。
He pretends not to see.
syun˗₃算laa1,啦，ngaanˏ₅眼batˉ¹不gin˗₃見waiˎ₄為gonˉ¹乾ging6.淨。
Forget it, out of sight, out of mind.
siuˊ²小pangˎ₄朋jauˏ₅友ngaanˏ₅眼batˉ¹不gin˗₃見waiˎ₄為gonˉ¹乾ging6.淨。
Kids are like that, out of sight, out of mind.
ngaanˏ₅眼batˉ¹不gin˗₃見waiˎ₄為gonˉ¹乾ging6,淨，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好lei5.理。
Out of sight, out of mind, don't bother.
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Characters in 眼不見為乾淨

眼ngaan5
eye; ocular; look; glance
不bat1
not; no; un-
見gin3
meet; call on; visit
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
乾gon1
adopted; adoptive; not related by blood
淨zing6
make clean; cleanse; purify

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