| 闭目塞听 |
bì mù sè tīng |
to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears / out of touch with reality / to bury one's head in the sand |
| 闭 |
bì |
to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct |
| 目 |
mù |
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目数) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title |
| 塞 |
sāi |
to plug; to stop up; to stuff in / (bound form) a stopper; a cork |
| 塞 |
sài |
(bound form) strategic stronghold |
| 塞 |
sè |
(bound form) to block; to obstruct |
| 听 |
yǐn |
smile (archaic) |
| 听 |
tīng |
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) |