粵

置zi3若joek6罔mong5聞man4

simp置若罔闻
zi3 joek6 mong5 man4zhì ruò wǎng wén

English

  1. to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
  2. to turn a deaf ear to; to ignore

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 扮聽唔到;完全唔理

Examples

  • 约翰对我的建议置若罔闻。

    John ignored my advice.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 他对他们的请求置若罔闻。

    He turned a deaf ear to their request.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 我苦心勸阿松,但係佢就置若罔聞。

    I gave A-chung my advice with good intention, but he turned a deaf ear on it.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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