benumbed and unresponsive
MA BI Bu Ren, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m á B ì B ù R é n, which means to be insensitive or insensitive to the outside world. It comes from the book of Ji Da Liu Du written by Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his letter to Liudu: "today, I'm afraid all the literati in Heyi think that I'm a man of numbness and indifference."
Idiom usage
Combined; predicate; derogatory
benumbed and unresponsive
beyond one 's reach or power to do something - lì yǒu wèi dǎi
there was no parallel in history - shǐ wú qián lì
Old knowledge in a foreign land - tā xiāng yù gù zhī
not bother to ask questions or listen to what 's said - bù wén bù wèn