眼不見為淨

眼不見為淨

Chinese

		eye	not; no	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	clean; completely; only
trad. (眼不見為淨)		眼	不	見	為	淨
simp. (眼不见为净)		眼	不	见	为	净

Etymology

Literally: (if the) eye does not see (it, it) is clean

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng [Phonetic: yǎn bú jiàn wéi jìng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean bu jiann wei jinq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

眼不見為淨

1. turn a blind eye to something