愛搭不理
ài​dā​bù​lǐ

to give the cold shoulder

  • created sense approved 爱搭不理/愛搭不理 · ài​dā​bù​lǐ · to give the cold shoulder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    爱搭不理 / 愛搭不理

    ài​dā​bù​lǐ

    to give the cold shoulder

    to treat someone with coldness or indifference; to be standoffish or barely acknowledge someone's presence

    爱 (literal) → 爱/愛 · ài · [as one pleases] 搭 (literal) → 搭 · dā · to match 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 理 (literal) → 理 · lǐ · to pay attention to

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