掩耳盗铃

yǎn’ěr-dàolíng
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell, to deceive oneself
HSK 79
Traditional掩耳盜鈴

Additional Dictionary Meanings

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

Characters (4)

掩lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell, to deceive oneselfHSK 79耳earHSK 3盗to steal, to robHSK 79铃bellHSK 5