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might as well hear somebody out; see no harm in hearing what somebody has to say; might as well listen to

Word usage

gū wàng tīng zhī

姑 妄 听 之

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slmight as well hear somebody out; see no harm in hearing what somebody has to say; might as well listen to
- zhè xiē chuán wén zhǐ kě yǐ gū wàng tīng zhī
  这些传闻只可以姑妄听之。
  One might as well listen to this news, but don't take it too seriously.
- gāng cái tā mǔ qīn jiǎng huà shí tā zhǐ shì bào zhe nà zhǒng děng zhe shòu piàn bìng qiě xīn zhōng yǒu shù de gū wàng tīng zhī de tài du qù tīng de
  刚才他母亲讲话时，他只是抱着那种等着受骗并且心中有数的姑妄听之的态度去听的。
  He had begun listening to his mother with the dulled ear of someone who was about to be conned and knew it.
synonym
wàng yán wàng tīng妄言妄听
antonym
gū wàng yán zhī姑妄言之

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Note
"姑" cannot be written as "估".

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