掩眼捕雀 — “To deceive oneself”
掩眼捕雀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive oneself”. To ignore obvious facts in the hope that a problem will disappear; to bury one's head in the sand. Literally, “Cover eyes to catch sparrows”.
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掩眼捕雀 Pronunciation and Pinyin
掩眼捕雀 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 掩眼捕雀
小明考试前不复习，还安慰自己说“船到桥头自然直”，这不就是掩眼捕雀吗？
Xiao Ming didn't review before the exam, yet he comforted himself by saying 'things will sort themselves out when the time comes.' Isn't this just deceiving himself?
Idioms Related to 掩眼捕雀
Synonyms of 掩眼捕雀
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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Open the tool →Questions about 掩眼捕雀
What does 掩眼捕雀 mean?
掩眼捕雀 (yǎn yǎn bǔ què) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive oneself”.
How do you pronounce 掩眼捕雀?
掩眼捕雀 is pronounced yǎn yǎn bǔ què in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 掩眼捕雀 literally mean?
Literally, 掩眼捕雀 means “Cover eyes to catch sparrows”. It is used to mean “to deceive oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 掩眼捕雀?
遮着眼睛捉麻雀。比喻自己骗自己。同“掩目捕雀”。