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置之度外

Mandarin · pinyin zhì zhī dù wài

to give no thought to
to have no regard for
to disregard

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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
度: dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign

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4–1–4–4 · zhi4 zhi1 du4 wai4

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zi3 zi1 dou6 ngoi6

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(idiomatic) to leave (one's own safety or interest) out of consideration

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