置若罔聞
simp置若罔闻zi3 joek6 mong5 man4zhì ruò wǎng wén
English
- to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
- to turn a deaf ear to; to ignore
粵語 — Cantonese
- 扮聽唔到;完全唔理
Examples
约翰对我的建议置若罔闻。
John ignored my advice.
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他对他们的请求置若罔闻。
He turned a deaf ear to their request.
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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