| 置之不理 |
zhì zhī bù lǐ |
to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside |
| 置 |
zhì |
to install / to place / to put / to buy |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不理 |
bù lǐ |
to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore |
| 理 |
lǐ |
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up |