置若罔聞

Chinese

		to install; to place; to put	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	deceive; there is none	hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
trad. (置若罔聞)		置	若	罔	聞
simp. (置若罔闻)		置	若	罔	闻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìruòwǎngwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ joek⁶ mong⁵ man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìruòwǎngwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhruòwǎngwún
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-jo⁴-wang³-wên²
    • Yale: jr̀-rwò-wǎng-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhruohwoangwen
    • Palladius: чжижованвэнь (čžižovanvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ joek⁶ mong⁵ man⁴
    • Yale: ji yeuhk móhng màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ joek⁹ mong⁵ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ yêg⁶ mong⁵ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ jœːk̚² mɔːŋ¹³ mɐn²¹/

Idiom

置若罔聞

1. to turn a deaf ear; to ignore

Synonyms

• 置之不理 (zhìzhībùlǐ), 置之度外 (zhìzhīdùwài), 充耳不聞／充耳不闻 (chōng'ěrbùwén)