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視而不見，聽而不聞 (si6 ji4 bat1 gin3, ting1 ji4 bat1 man4) — take no notice; to appear to looking and listening, but not really in Cantonese

siˍ₆視jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不gin3,見，tingˉ¹聽jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不manˎ₄聞
简 视而不见，听而不闻
Mandarin Pinyin: shi4 er2 bu4 jian4, ting1 er2 bu4 wen2

Meaning of 視而不見，聽而不聞

nountake no notice; to appear to looking and listening, but not really
idiomto see but not perceive, to hear but not listen; deliberately ignoring
idiomTo see but not notice; to hear but not listen; to ignore deliberately.

Example Sentences with 視而不見，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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Characters in 視而不見，聽而不聞

視si6
consider; regard as; take it for; look upon as
而ji4
on the condition that; supposing that; if
不bat1
not; no; un-
見gin3
meet; call on; visit
聽ting1 teng1
listen to; hear
聞man4
news; story

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