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两耳不闻窗外事
liǎng'ěr​bù​wén​chuāng​wài​shì

to ignore outside matters

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
两耳不闻窗外事 兩耳不聞窗外事 liǎng'ěr​bù​wén​chuāng​wài​shì
to ignore outside matters
(fixed expression) To pay no attention to anything happening outside one's own immediate business or studies; literally "with both ears not hearing what happens outside the window"