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置之不理

Mandarin · pinyin zhì zhī bù lǐ

to pay no heed to (idiom)
to ignore
to brush aside

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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
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage

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4–1–4–3 · zhi4 zhi1 bu4 li3

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zi3 zi1 bat1 lei5

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(idiomatic) to ignore; to brush aside; to pay no heed to

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