欺人自欺
qī​rén​zì​qī

to deceive oneself and others

  • created sense approved 欺人自欺 · qī​rén​zì​qī · to deceive oneself and others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    欺人自欺

    qī​rén​zì​qī

    to deceive oneself and others

    To deceive others as well as oneself; to be hooked by one's own lies or to use methods that one does not even believe in to fool others.

    欺 (literal) → 欺 · qī · to deceive 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 自欺 (literal) → 自欺 · zì​qī · to deceive oneself

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