聽而不聞 (ting1 ji4 bat1 man4) — to listen but not really hear; turn a deaf ear to in Cantonese
tingˉ¹聽jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不manˎ₄聞简 听而不闻
Mandarin Pinyin: ting1 er2 bu4 wen2
Meaning of 聽而不聞
nounto listen but not really hear; turn a deaf ear to
Example Sentences with 聽而不聞
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好siˍ₆視jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不gin3,見，tengˉ¹聽jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不manˎ₄聞laa1!啦！
Don't pretend you didn't see or hear!
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日siˍ₆視jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不gin3,見，tengˉ¹聽jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不man4.聞。
He's always oblivious.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係gam˗₃咁siˍ₆視jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不gin3,見，tengˉ¹聽jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不man4.聞。
He's just ignoring it all.
keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一meiˍ₆味siˍ₆視jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不gin3,見，tengˉ¹聽jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不man4.聞。
He just turned a blind eye and a deaf ear.
gam˗₃咁daaiˍ₆大gin˗₃件si6,事，neiˏ₅你douˉ¹都siˍ₆視jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不gin3,見，tengˉ¹聽jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不man4?聞？
Such a big deal, and you're ignoring it?
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