Read Edit View history 掩耳盗铃 yǎn'ěrdàolíng to deceive oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 掩耳盗铃/ 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn'ěrdàolíng to deceive oneself literally meaning to cover one's ears while stealing a bell; describes someone who tries to deceive themselves or thinks they can trick others when the truth is obvious to everyone. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 塞耳偷铃/塞耳偷鈴 → 掩耳盗铃/掩耳盜鈴 Edit Delete see 掩耳/掩耳 → 掩耳盗铃/掩耳盜鈴 Edit Delete
掩耳盗铃/ 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn'ěrdàolíng to deceive oneself literally meaning to cover one's ears while stealing a bell; describes someone who tries to deceive themselves or thinks they can trick others when the truth is obvious to everyone. Edit Delete