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

  1. 1lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
  2. 2to deceive oneself
  3. 3to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)

Characters in 掩耳盗铃

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