带着铃铛去做贼 — “To go stealing with a bell on”
带着铃铛去做贼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reveal one's secret intentions or plans prematurely, thereby making it impossible to carry them out successfully; to give the game away by announcing one's actions beforehand”. Literally, “To go stealing with a bell on”.
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What does 带着铃铛去做贼 mean?
带着铃铛去做贼 (dài zhe líng dāng qù zuò zéi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reveal one's secret intentions or plans prematurely, thereby making it impossible to carry them out successfully; to give the game away by announcing one's actions beforehand”.
How do you pronounce 带着铃铛去做贼?
带着铃铛去做贼 is pronounced dài zhe líng dāng qù zuò zéi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 带着铃铛去做贼 literally mean?
Literally, 带着铃铛去做贼 means “to go stealing with a bell on”. It is used to mean “to reveal one's secret intentions or plans prematurely, thereby making it impossible to carry them out successfully; to give the game away by announcing one's actions beforehand”.
What is the Chinese definition of 带着铃铛去做贼?
比喻要干隐秘的事而自己先声张出去。