充耳不闻 [- ěr bù wén]turn a deaf ear to; stop one's ears; hear but pay no attention to; pay no heed at all; plug one's ears and refuse to listen; refuse to hear; shut one's ears and not to listen to; shut one's ears to; stuff one's ears and refuse to listen:
•¶ 我没料想到他对同志们的批评竟充耳不闻。 I didn't expect him to turn a deaf ear to his comrades' criticism.