眼不見，心不煩

See also: 眼不见，心不烦

Chinese

		eye	not; no	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview		heart; mind	not; no	feel vexed; to bother
trad. (眼不見，心不煩)		眼	不	見	，	心	不	煩
simp. (眼不见，心不烦)		眼	不	见	，	心	不	烦
alternative forms		眼不見心不煩／眼不见心不烦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎn bù jiàn, xīn bù fán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎn bù jiàn, xīn bù fán [Phonetic: yǎn bú jiàn, xīn bù fán]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn bù jiàn, sin bù fán
    • Wade–Giles: yen³ pu⁴ chien⁴, hsin¹ pu⁴ fan²
    • Yale: yǎn bù jyàn-, syīn bù fán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean bu jiann, shin bu farn
    • Palladius: янь бу цзянь, синь бу фань (janʹ bu czjanʹ, sinʹ bu fanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fän³⁵/

Idiom

眼不見，心不煩

1. out of sight, out of mind

   • 幾時我閉了這眼，斷了這口氣，憑著這兩個冤家鬧上天去，我眼不見心不煩，也就罷了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     几时我闭了这眼，断了这口气，凭着这两个冤家闹上天去，我眼不见心不烦，也就罢了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Jǐshí wǒ bì le zhè yǎn, duàn le zhè kǒu qì, píng zhe zhè liǎng ge yuānjiā nào shàng tiān qù, wǒ yǎnbùjiànxīnbùfán, yě jiù bàle. [Pinyin]

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