What does 掩耳盗铃 mean in Chinese?
掩耳盗铃 (yǎn’ěr-dàolíng) means lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
掩耳盗铃
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
02
to deceive oneself
03
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 掩耳盗铃?
掩耳盗铃 is pronounced yǎn’ěr-dàolíng.
Is 掩耳盗铃 an HSK word?
掩耳盗铃 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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