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置之腦後

简置之脑后 · 繁置之腦後

Mandarin · pinyin zhì zhī nǎo hòu

to banish from one's thoughts
to ignore
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: Look up this written character
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

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