两耳不闻窗外事

to pay no attention to outside matters

two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

surname Wen

to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

old variant of 窗[chuang1]

variant of 窗[chuang1]

variant of 窗[chuang1]

shutter / window / CL:扇[shan4]

variant of 窗[chuang1]

window / CL:扇[shan4]

outside / in addition / foreign / external

foreign affairs

matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]