置之腦後

简 置之脑后 · 繁 置之腦後
Mandarin · pinyin zhì zhī nǎo hòu

Meanings

  1. to banish from one's thoughts
  2. to ignore
  3. to take no notice
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置
zhì · place, lay out; set aside
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
腦
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後
hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
脑
nǎo · brain
后
hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
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4–1–3–4 · zhi4 zhi1 nao3 hou4

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zi3 zi1 nou5 hau6

Cantonese word readings for 置之腦後. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zi3 zi1 nou5 hau6

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