4 characters Idiom and proverb 22 886

Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「置之不理」, as shown below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「置之不理」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

之: pronoun, it; 理: pay attention. Put it aside and ignore it.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhì zhī bù lǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji3 ji1 bat1 lei5

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