若无其事
ruò wú qí shì
as if nothing had happened
Character by character
若ruò
as if
as if
无wú
no
no
其qí
such
such
事shì
matter
matter
Example
他犯了错，却若无其事地走了。
He made a mistake but walked off as if nothing had happened.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usually 若无其事地 + verb; implies someone should care but doesn't, or hides it.
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