充耳不闻 turn a deaf ear
Explanation
充：塞住。塞住耳朵不听。形容有意不听别人的意见。
chong: to stuff. Stuff the ears and don't listen. Describes intentionally not listening to the opinions of others.
Origin Story
从前，有一个村庄，村长是个非常固执的人。村民们为了村子的发展，多次建议他修建水利设施，改善灌溉条件。可村长总是一副充耳不闻的样子，他认为祖祖辈辈都是这样过来的，没必要改变。一年，一场大旱灾席卷了整个村庄，庄稼颗粒无收，村民们生活艰难。这时，村长才意识到自己犯了多么严重的错误，他后悔莫及，但一切都晚了。这个故事告诉我们，不能固步自封，要善于倾听别人的意见，才能更好地发展。
Once upon a time, there was a village whose village head was a very stubborn person. In order to develop the village, the villagers repeatedly suggested that he build water conservancy facilities to improve irrigation conditions. But the village head always turned a deaf ear, believing that their ancestors had always lived this way and there was no need to change. One year, a major drought swept across the entire village, causing the crops to fail, and the villagers were struggling to survive. It was only then that the village head realized how serious a mistake he had made. He deeply regretted it, but it was too late. This story tells us that we cannot be complacent; we must be good at listening to the opinions of others in order to develop better.
Usage
作谓语、定语；表示对别人的意见不在意
As predicate, attributive; indicates that one doesn't care about the opinions of others
Examples
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面对批评，他充耳不闻，自顾自地做自己的事。
miàn duì pī píng, tā chōng ěr bù wén, zì gù zì de zuò zì jǐ de shì.
He turned a deaf ear to the criticism and went on doing his own thing.
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对于那些无理取闹的抱怨，领导充耳不闻，继续推进工作。
duì yú nà xiē wú lǐ qǔ nào de bàoyuàn, lǐng dǎo chōng ěr bù wén, jìxù tuījìn gōngzuò
The leader ignored the unreasonable complaints and continued to promote the work..