«وِدْنْ مِنْ طِينْ وِوِدْنْ مِنْ عَجِينْ»

The saying describes a person who acts as though they cannot hear what is being said to them. By picturing one ear as a lump of clay and the other as dough, it suggests ears so dull and stopped up that no sound could get through.

Its real point is wilful disregard rather than physical deafness. It is aimed at someone who turns away from speech they would rather not hear, feigning deafness to avoid responding, obeying, or engaging with an unwelcome topic.

Use it for someone who pretends not to hear requests, advice, or complaints, such as ignoring repeated reminders. It is a wry or reproachful remark about wilful inattention, said to or about the listener, and should not be applied to someone who is genuinely deaf.