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置之不理
Traditional Chinese
置之不理
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
zhì zhī bù lǐ
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
ji3 ji1 bat1 lei5
Short definition to brush aside
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions to refuse to acknowledgeCantofish iconAdso icon / to pay no heed to (idiom)MDBG icon / to ignoreMDBG iconCantofish icon / to brush asideMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to refuse to acknowledge
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: to refuse to acknowledge; to ignore
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside
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Sentence examples
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我不知道( bù zhī dào) I don't know
(duì) for
那个(nà ge) also pr. nei4 ge5
家伙(jiāhuǒ) chap
(gāi) that
怎么办(zěnmebàn) what should be done
不论(bù lùn) or
我对( duì)
(tā) another
(shēng) life
(duō) many
大的(tàde) bigger
(qì) qi
(tā) another
就是(jiù shì) if
(mán) barbarian
不在乎(bù zài hū) not to care
而且(ér qiě) moreover
置之不理(zhì zhī bù lǐ) to brush aside

I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.

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