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掩耳盗铃

yǎn’ěr-dàolíng

Traditional: 掩耳盜鈴

lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell

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Meaning of 掩耳盗铃 in English

yǎn’ěr-dàolíngHSK 7–9Syllabus #10138
  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)

Characters

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HSK words with 掩

掩盖HSK 7–9掩护HSK 7–9掩饰HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 耳

耳朵HSK 3耳机HSK 3耳环HSK 6刺耳HSK 7–9耳光HSK 7–9悦耳HSK 7–9耳目一新HSK 7–9耳熟能详HSK 7–9交头接耳HSK 7–9面红耳赤HSK 7–9
盗 on its own →
dào · to steal

HSK words with 盗

盗HSK 7–9盗版HSK 7–9盗窃HSK 7–9防盗HSK 7–9海盗HSK 7–9强盗HSK 7–9
铃 on its own →
líng · (small) bell

HSK words with 铃

铃HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences