掩耳盜鈴 — yan3 er3 dao4 ling2 — Chinese Dictionary

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掩

耳

盜

鈴

掩

耳

盜

鈴

Definitions4 characters

yan³ er³ dao⁴ ling²

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

掩

耳

盜

鈴

As word

1

yan³

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

2

er³

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

3

dao⁴

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

4

ling²

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