漠然置之

Mandarin · pinyin mò rán zhì zhī

Meanings

  1. to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent
  2. cold and uncaring
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漠
mò · desert; aloof, indifferent, cool
然
rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
置
zhì · place, lay out; set aside
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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4–2–4–1 · mo4 ran2 zhi4 zhi1

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mok6 jin4 zi3 zi1

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  1. (idiomatic) to show indifference to; to turn a blind eye

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Exact source record漠然置之 漠然置之 [mo4 ran2 zhi4 zhi1] /to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent/cold and uncaring/