hear-no-evil monkey
hear-no-evil monkey meaning
A monkey covering its ears — Kikazaru, one of the three wise monkeys of Japanese tradition, which together represent hearing, seeing and speaking no evil. In everyday use it means refusing to listen: blocking out bad news, spoilers, criticism or gossip you would rather not hear.
Meaning
A monkey covering its ears — Kikazaru, one of the three wise monkeys of Japanese tradition, which together represent hearing, seeing and speaking no evil. In everyday use it means refusing to listen: blocking out bad news, spoilers, criticism or gossip you would rather not hear. It is often used playfully, to signal that you are deliberately, comically ignoring something.
How to use it
- Do not spoil it, I have not watched yet 🙉
- Not listening to any more bad news today 🙉
- I do not want to know what it cost 🙉
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | hoor geen kwaad nie |
| አማርኛ | ምንም ክፉ አልሰማም |
| العربية | قرد يحجب أذنيه |
| অসমীয়া | বেয়া কথা নুশুনা বান্দৰ |
| azərbaycan | pisliyi eşitmirəm |
| башҡорт | ишетмәҫкә тырышҡан маймыл |
| беларуская | нічога не чую |
| български | „не чух“ |
| বাংলা | কোনো খারাপ কিছু শুনব না |
| bosanski | ne čujem |
| català | mona que no escolta |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎩ-ᏂᎨᏒᎾ-ᎤᏲ ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ |
| čeština | opička „nic neslyším“ |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | нимӗн те илтместӗп |
| Cymraeg | clywed dim drwg |
| Deutsch | sich die Ohren zuhaltendes Affengesicht |
| dolnoserbšćina | se wušy zaźaržujuca nałpa |
| Ελληνικά | κάνω πως δεν ακούω |
| English | hear-no-evil monkey |
| español | mono con los oídos tapados |
| eesti | kaetud kõrvadega ahv |
| euskara | gauza txarrik entzun nahi ez duen tximua |
| فارسی | میمون شرنشنو |
| suomi | en kuule pahaa |
| Filipino | huwag makinig sa masama |
| føroyskt | apuandlit við hondunum yvir oyrunum |
| français | singe ne rien entendre |
| Gaeilge | moncaí nach gcloiseann aon olc |
| Gàidhlig | muncaidh nach cluinn olc |
| galego | mono coas orellas tapadas |
| ગુજરાતી | ખરાબ સાંભળશો નહીં |
| Hausa | biri na kada a ji sharri |
| עברית | לא שמעתי |
| हिन्दी | बुरा मत सुनो, गांधी जी का बन्दर |
| hrvatski | majmun koji ne čuje ništa loše |
| hornjoserbšćina | wopica, kiž sej wuši zadźerži |
| magyar | nem hallottam semmit |
| հայերեն | չարություն չլսող կապիկ |
| Indonesia | tidak mendengar |
| íslenska | api heldur fyrir eyru |
| italiano | non sento |
| 日本語 | 聞かざる |
| Jawa | munyuk aja ngrungokake sing ala |
| ქართული | არმოსმენა |
| қазақ тілі | құлағын жауып тұрған маймыл |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قۇلاعىن جاۋىپ تۇرعان مايمىل |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្វាយកដៃបិទត្រចៀកខ្លួនឯង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಯಾವುದೇ ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಬೇಡ |
| 한국어 | 귀를 막고 있는 원숭이 |
| कोंकणी | वायट आयकचें न्हय माकोड |
| кыргызча | кулагым жамандыкты укпасын |
| ລາວ | ລິງປິດຫູ |
| lietuvių | užsidengusi ausis beždžionė |
| latviešu | neko nedzirdu |
| македонски | мајмун со покриени уши |
| മലയാളം | മോശമായ കാര്യങ്ങൾ കേൾക്കരുത് |
| монгол | муу үйлийг сонсохгүй |
| मराठी | वाईट ऐकू नये सांगणारे वानर |
| Melayu | monyet tutup telinga |
| မြန်မာ | မကောင်းတာကို မကြားလို |
| नेपाली | कुनै-नचाहिने कुरा-सुन्दैन |
| Nederlands | geen kwaad horen |
| norsk | hører ingenting ondt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଖରାପ କଥା ନ ଶୁଣୁଥିବା ମାଙ୍କଡ଼ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬੁਰਾ ਨਾ ਸੁਣੋ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mọnkí Wé Nọ́ Wán Hiá Bád Tin |
| polski | małpa zasłaniająca uszy |
| پښتو | اوریدل بریښنايي بندر |
| português | macaco que não ouve nada |
| rumantsch | schimgia cun mauns sin las ureglias |
| română | nu aud nimic rău |
| русский | ничего не слышу |
| سنڌي | ڪا-شيطاني-نه-ٻڌو وارو ڀولڙو |
| တႆး | လိင်းဢိုတ်းႁူ |
| සිංහල | නරක දේවල් නොඅසන්න |
| slovenčina | nepočujem zlo |
| slovenščina | opica, ki ne sliši ničesar |
| Soomaali | aan-maqaleyn-daanyeer xun |
| shqip | mos dëgjo fjalët e këqija |
| српски | не чује зло |
| srpski | ne čuje zlo |
| svenska | apa hör inget |
| Kiswahili | nyani aliyefunika masikio kwa mikono |
| தமிழ் | தீயவற்றைக் கேட்கக்கூடாது என்பதை உணர்த்தும் குரங்கு |
| తెలుగు | చెడు వినకు అని సూచించే కోతి |
| ไทย | ลิงปิดหู |
| ትግርኛ | ኩፉእ ኣይተስምዐኒ ዝብል ህበይ |
| türkmen dili | eşitmedim-bilmedim maýmyn |
| lea fakatonga | ngeli ʻikai fanongo kovi |
| Türkçe | duymadım |
| українська | мавпа, що не чує |
| اردو | کانوں کو ہاتھ سے چھپائے بندر |
| o‘zbek | yomonlikni eshitmaydigan maymun |
| Tiếng Việt | khỉ không nghe điều xấu |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ọbọ Magbọ Ibi |
| 粵語 | 無耳聽嘅馬騮 |
| 粤语 | 无耳听嘅马骝 |
| 中文 | 非礼勿听 |
| 繁體中文 | 非禮勿聽 |
| isiZulu | ukungezwa okubi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F649
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :hear_no_evil:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the hear-no-evil monkey emoji (🙉) mean?
- A monkey covering its ears — Kikazaru, one of the three wise monkeys of Japanese tradition, which together represent hearing, seeing and speaking no evil. In everyday use it means refusing to listen: blocking out bad news, spoilers, criticism or gossip you would rather not hear.
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