撇开不谈

Traditional form:

撇開不談

Pinyin (reading):

piēkāibùtán

Definitions:

• to ignore an issue (idiom)

Characters:

• 撇 - to abandon, to discard
• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 谈 - to talk, to chat; conversation; surname

Traditional characters:

• 撇 - to abandon, to discard
• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 談 - to talk, to chat; conversation; surname