置若罔聞 [－－－闻]

Jyutping zi3 joek6 mong5 man4
Pinyin zhì ruò wǎng wén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    扮​聽​唔​到​；​完全​唔​理
    to turn a deaf ear to; to ignore
    • 我苦心勸阿松，但係佢就置若罔聞。
      我苦心劝阿松，但系佢就置若罔闻。
      ngo5 fu2 sam1 hyun3 aa3 cung4, daan6 hai6 keoi5 zau6 zi3 joek6 mong5 man4.
      I gave A-chung my advice with good intention, but he turned a deaf ear on it.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to turn a deaf ear; to ignore
    (syn.) 置之度外, 充耳不闻, 置之不理, 充耳不聞
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    约翰对我的建议置若罔闻。
    約翰對我的建議置若罔聞。
    yuē hàn duì wǒ de jiàn yì zhì ruò wǎng wén 。
    • John ignored my advice.
  2. Mandarin
    他对他们的请求置若罔闻。
    他對他們的請求置若罔聞。
    tā duì tā men de qǐng qiú zhì ruò wǎng wén 。
    • He turned a deaf ear to their request.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我苦心劝阿松，但系佢就置若罔闻。
    我苦心勸阿松，但係佢就置若罔聞。
    ngo5 fu2 sam1 hyun3 aa3 cung4, daan6 hai6 keoi5 zau6 zi3 joek6 mong5 man4.
    • I gave A-chung my advice with good intention, but he turned a deaf ear on it.