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眼不見為淨

简眼不见为净 · 繁眼不見為淨

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng

what remains unseen is deemed to be clean
what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)

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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
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淨: jìng · pure, clean, unspoiled
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
净: jìng · clean, pure; cleanse

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3–4–4–2–4 · yan3 bu4 jian4 wei2 jing4

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(idiomatic) to turn a blind eye to something; out of sight, out of mind

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