掩鼻偷香 — “To deceive oneself”
掩鼻偷香 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive oneself”. To knowingly ignore an obvious truth or unpleasant reality, hoping it will disappear or not affect oneself. Literally, “Cover one's nose to steal incense”.
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掩鼻偷香 Pronunciation and Pinyin
掩鼻偷香 Character Breakdown
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面对困难，我们不能掩鼻偷香，而是要积极寻求解决之道
When facing difficulties, we cannot deceive ourselves; instead, we must actively seek solutions.
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 掩鼻偷香
What does 掩鼻偷香 mean?
掩鼻偷香 (yǎn bí tōu xiāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive oneself”.
How do you pronounce 掩鼻偷香?
掩鼻偷香 is pronounced yǎn bí tōu xiāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 掩鼻偷香 literally mean?
Literally, 掩鼻偷香 means “Cover one's nose to steal incense”. It is used to mean “to deceive oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 掩鼻偷香?
捂住鼻子去偷点燃的香。比喻自己欺骗自己。