lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
trad. 掩耳盜鈴
Also written 掩耳盜鈴【yǎn ěr dào líng】
Characters in this word
4掩
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to cover up; to conceal, to close (a door, book etc), (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid, (literary) to launch a surprise attack
- Pinyin
- yǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 36628 of 2500
耳
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ear, handle (archaeology), and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- Pinyin
- ěr
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 12650 of 2500
盗
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to steal, to rob, to plunder, thief, bandit, robber
- Pinyin
- dào
- Traditional
- 盜
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 29743 of 2500
铃
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(small) bell, CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- líng
- Traditional
- 鈴
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 16200 of 2500