yǎn​bù​jiàn​wéi​jìng

out of sight, out of mind

  • created sense approved 眼不见为净/眼不見為淨 · yǎn​bù​jiàn​wéi​jìng · out of sight, out of mind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    眼不见为净 / 眼不見為淨

    yǎn​bù​jiàn​wéi​jìng

    out of sight, out of mind

    What the eye does not see is considered clean; used to comfort oneself when suspecting food is dirty or unsanitary.

    yǎn​bú​jiàn​wéi​jìng

    眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · eye 不见 (literal) → 不见/不見 · bù​jiàn · not to see 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 净 (literal) → 净/淨 · jìng · clean

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 眼不见为净/眼不見為淨 · yǎn​bù​jiàn​wéi​jìng · to turn a blind eye — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    眼不见为净 / 眼不見為淨

    yǎn​bù​jiàn​wéi​jìng

    to turn a blind eye

    To ignore or stay away from a situation that one cannot change to avoid feeling annoyed or worried; what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.

    yǎn​bú​jiàn​wéi​jìng

    眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · eye 不见 (literal) → 不见/不見 · bù​jiàn · not to see 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 净 (literal) → 净/淨 · jìng · clean

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense