眼 不 见 为 净

yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìngdictionary entry

what remains unseen is deemed to be clean / what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)

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Original source entry:

眼不見為淨 眼不见为净 [yan3 bu4 jian4 wei2 jing4] /what remains unseen is deemed to be clean/what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)/

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