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兩耳不聞窗外事

简两耳不闻窗外事 · 繁兩耳不聞窗外事

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì

to pay no attention to outside matters

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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窗: chuāng · window
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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3–3–4–2–1–4–4 · liang3 er3 bu4 wen2 chuang1 wai4 shi4

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loeng5 ji5 bat1 man4 coeng1 ngoi6 si6

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