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視而不見

/ʂɻ̩⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
to turn a blind eye; to deliberately overlook or ignore
  • 视而不见
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The phrase describes the act of looking directly at something yet failing to truly perceive or acknowledge its presence.
The phrase describes the act of looking directly at something yet failing to truly perceive or acknowledge its presence.

Origin

This phrase originates from the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites. It is composed of four characters: 視, 而, 不, and 見.

The character 視 means to watch, look, view, or look at, and is related to 見. It contains the semantic component 見 (to see) and the phonetic component 示 (to show, reveal, indicate, notify, or instruct). The character 見 means to see and is formed with the components 目 (eye) and 卩 (kneeling person). The character 而 functions as a conjunction to connect two clauses or adjectives, while 不 means not, un-, in-, il-, im-, or ir-.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

「視而不見」出自《禮記》中的〈大學〉。這個成語由四個字組成，其中「視」意為注視、觀看或比較，其字形包含表示意義的「見」以及表示聲音的「示」；「而」作為連接詞，用來連接兩個子句或形容詞；「不」表示否定；「見」則表示看見，其字形由「目」與「卩」組成。

在字形結構上，「視」字與「見」字具有關聯，兩者皆包含「見」這個成分。根據字形分析，「見」字包含了「目」與「卩」兩個部分。這個詞彙現在常用來形容一個人對事物不重視、不關心，或是刻意地忽略、視而不見。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese視 “to watch; to look; to view; to look at; compare 見 /见 (“to see”).”
    • soundChinese示 “to show; to reveal; to indicate; to notify; to instruct”
  • characterChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”
  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese見 “to see”
    • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
    • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”
Wiktionary etymology text

From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meanings

phrase
  1. to turn a blind eye; to deliberately overlook or ignore

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容不重視、不關心。 例：對於需要幫助的人，我們不應當視而不見、漠不關心。

© Ministry of Education, Taiwan — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW, shown unaltered.

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Wiktionary: 視而不見