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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「閉目塞聰」, with more below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「閉目塞聰」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Cong: sharp hearing, here refers to hearing. Close your eyes and plug your ears. Describes the state of having no understanding of anything happening outside.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bì mù sāi cōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bai3 muk6 sak1 chung1

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.