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不聞不問
简 不闻不问 · 繁 不聞不問Mandarin · pinyin bù wén bù wèn
Meanings
- not to hear, not to question (idiom)
- to show no interest in sth
- uncritical
- not in the least concerned
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4–2–4–4 · bu4 wen2 bu4 wen4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bat1 man4 bat1 man6
Cantonese word readings for 不聞不問. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to not bother to ask or to listen; to show no interest in; to be indifferent to
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