「借咗聾耳陳隻耳」
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Pronunciation: | ze3 zo2 lung4 ji5 can2 zek3 ji5 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
借 to borrow; to lend; to share 咗 -ed (perfective) 聾 deaf 耳 ear; handle 陳 to display; to lay out; to explain; to state; old; antique 隻 (measure); piece; item; sort; type 耳 ear; handle |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Labels: | Slang |
Explanation: |
to pretend not to hear; to behave as if one has not heard someone; to ignore someone else's opinion or advice; literally: to have borrowed Deaf Chan's ear
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Synonym: | Synonym: 充耳不聞 |
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