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 yǎn bù jiàn xīn bù fán, yě jiù bàle. [Pinyin]

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