两耳不闻窗外事

兩耳不聞窗外事
liǎngěrbùwénchuāngwàishì
to pay no attention to outside matters

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 两 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 jīn (old)
2 耳 ěr
  1. ear
  2. handle (archaeology)
  3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
3 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
4 闻 wén
  1. to hear
  2. news
  3. well-known
  4. famous
  5. reputation
  6. fame
  7. to smell
  8. to sniff at
5 窗外 chuāngwài outside a window
6 事 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回