yǎn ěr dào líng
Traditional: 掩耳盜鈴
掩耳盗铃 (yǎn ěr dào líng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)”.
Meanings
- 1lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
- 2to deceive oneself
- 3to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)