To deceive oneself by ignoring obvious facts or consequences, hoping that by doing so, others will also be unaware; to bury one's head in the sand.
明明是他破坏了公共财物，却以为把证据藏起来就没人知道，这真是盗钟掩耳的行为。
He clearly damaged public property, but thought that if he hid the evidence, no one would know. This is truly an act of deceiving himself.
Era:
Ancient
Frequency:
Story:
Once upon a time, a thief saw a large bronze bell hanging by someone's gate. He wanted to steal it, but it was too heavy for one person.
He then thought of smashing it into pieces to sell the scrap metal. However, he worried that the sound of breaking the bell would alert others, preventing him from completing the theft.
Finally, he came up with a 'brilliant' idea: he would plug his own ears with cotton so he wouldn't hear the sound.
As a result, he was caught red-handed while attempting the theft.
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