心不在焉,視而不見,聽而不聞,食而不知其味

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xīn bù zài yān、shì ér bù jiàn、tīng ér bú wén、shí ér bù zhī qí wèi

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Meaning

When the mind is absent, one looks but doesn't see, listens but doesn't hear, eats but doesn't taste

Examples

她對先生的外遇,視而不見嗎?

Is she turning a blind eye to her husband's affair?

他上課總是心不在焉,什麼都聽不進去。

He's always absent-minded in class and can't take anything in.

心不在焉地吃飯,根本不知道自己吃了什麼。

Eating absent-mindedly, not even knowing what you've eaten.

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