遮掩耳目 — “To cover up the truth”
遮掩耳目 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover up the truth”. To deceive people; to pull the wool over someone's eyes. Literally, “Cover ears and eyes”.
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遮掩耳目 Pronunciation and Pinyin
遮掩耳目 Character Breakdown
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他试图用一些无关紧要的细节来遮掩耳目，不让大家发现问题的真正所在
He tried to cover up the truth with some trivial details, preventing everyone from discovering the real problem.
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Synonyms of 遮掩耳目
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- zhē遮sān三mán瞒sì四to cover up in various ways
- zhē遮qián前yǎn掩hòu后speak evasively
- zhē遮dì地màn漫tiān天vast in scale, covering ground and sky
- zhē遮dì地gài盖tiān天vast in scale or number
- zhē遮tiān天yā压dì地overwhelmingly numerous or immense
- zhē遮tiān天yìng映rì日immense in size, quantity, or grandeur
- zhē遮tiān天gài盖dì地cover the sky and earth
- zhē遮tiān天gài盖rì日immense in size or scale
- zhē遮tiān天bì蔽rì日overshadowing sky and obscuring sun
- zhē遮tiān天mí迷dì地vast, overwhelming scale
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Open the tool →Questions about 遮掩耳目
What does 遮掩耳目 mean?
遮掩耳目 (zhē yǎn ěr mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover up the truth”.
How do you pronounce 遮掩耳目?
遮掩耳目 is pronounced zhē yǎn ěr mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 遮掩耳目 literally mean?
Literally, 遮掩耳目 means “Cover ears and eyes”. It is used to mean “to cover up the truth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 遮掩耳目?
指遮掩别人的视听，掩饰真情。