闭 目 塞 听

bì mù sè tīngdictionary entry

to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears / out of touch with reality / to bury one's head in the sand

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

閉目塞聽 闭目塞听 [bi4 mu4 se4 ting1] /to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears/out of touch with reality/to bury one's head in the sand/

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Other forms in these source records: 閉目塞聽

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 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title
塞
sāi
to plug / to stop up / to stuff in / (bound form) a stopper / a cork
sài
(bound form) strategic stronghold
sè
(bound form) to block / to obstruct
听
yǐn
smile (archaic)
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. [tìng]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])

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