掩耳偷铃 — “To deceive oneself”
掩耳偷铃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive oneself”. To bury one's head in the sand; to ignore an obvious truth while pretending to deal with it. Literally, “cover ears to steal a bell”.
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掩耳偷铃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
掩耳偷铃 Character Breakdown
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他以为只要不看那些负面评论，问题就不存在了，这简直是掩耳偷铃。
He thought that as long as he didn't read those negative comments, the problems wouldn't exist, which is simply burying one's head in the sand.
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Synonyms of 掩耳偷铃
More idioms starting with 掩
- yǎn掩rén人ěr耳mù目deceive others by creating a false impression
- yǎn掩qí其bù不bèi备attack when unprepared
- yǎn掩qí其wú无bèi备attack when unprepared
- yǎn掩kǒu口shī失shēng声unable to suppress laughter
- yǎn掩kǒu口ér而xiào笑cover mouth to laugh discreetly
- yǎn掩kǒu口hú胡lú卢cover mouth and snicker
- yǎn掩kǒu口hú胡lú卢ér而xiào笑cover mouth and snicker
- yǎn掩kǒu口hú葫lu芦to cover one's mouth while giggling
- yǎn掩è恶yáng扬shàn善conceal faults and praise virtues
- yǎn掩è恶yáng扬měi美conceal faults, publicize good
- yǎn掩è恶yì溢měi美conceal faults and extol virtues
- yǎn掩qí旗xī息gǔ鼓to cease an activity
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What does 掩耳偷铃 mean?
掩耳偷铃 (yǎn ěr tōu líng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive oneself”.
How do you pronounce 掩耳偷铃?
掩耳偷铃 is pronounced yǎn ěr tōu líng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 掩耳偷铃 literally mean?
Literally, 掩耳偷铃 means “cover ears to steal a bell”. It is used to mean “to deceive oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 掩耳偷铃?
比喻自己欺骗自己。同“掩耳盗钟”。