两耳不闻窗外事， 一心只读圣贤书两耳不闻窗外事， 一心只读圣贤书[liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì yì xīn zhǐ dú shèng xián shū]1.■busy oneself in the classics and ignore what is going on beyond one's immediate surroundings; Both ears are shut to what goes on outside the window.; Pay no attention to what is going on beyond one's study and bury oneself in the classics.; The whole mind is concentrated on the sages' books.