掩耳盗铃

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

CEDICT

比喻自欺欺人。参见「盗钟掩耳」条。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

掩耳盗铃 yǎn'ěrdàolíng

Entry Composition

1 掩耳 yǎněr to refuse to listen
2 盗 dào
  1. to steal
  2. to rob
  3. to plunder
  4. thief
  5. bandit
  6. robber
3 铃 líng (small) bell

classifier: 隻

Related entries

自欺 zìqī to deceive oneself
闭目塞听 bìmùsètīng
  1. to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears
  2. out of touch with reality
  3. to bury one's head in the sand