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两耳不闻窗外事

liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì

7-character word Traditional 兩耳不聞窗外事

What 两耳不闻窗外事 means

1. to pay no attention to outside matters

The characters in 两耳不闻窗外事

• 两liǎngtwo; both; some
• 耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known
• 窗chuāngwindow
• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
• 事shìmatter; thing; item