Chinese Word: 掩耳盗铃 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		māo ér 猫儿 bì zhe 闭着 yǎn jing 眼睛 tōu 偷 rǔ lào 乳酪， yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃。 Cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream.
2		māo 猫 tōu chī 偷吃 nǎi yóu 奶油 shí 时 zǒng shì 总是 bì zhe 闭着 yǎn 眼。（ yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃， zì qī qī rén 自欺欺人。） There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.
3		māo 猫 tōu chī 偷吃 nǎi yóu 奶油 shí 时 zǒng shì 总是 bì zhe 闭着 yǎn 眼（ yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃）。 The cat shuts it's eyes when stealing cream.
4		zòng rán 纵然 wǒ 我 kě yǐ 可以 yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃 de 的 yǐ wéi 以为 zì jǐ 自己 yōng yǒu 拥有 le 了 yí qiè 一切。 So I can make believe I have everything.
5		bù zhǐ 不止 yí cì 一次 de 地 cháng shì 尝试 guò 过、 yù 欲 dǎo yǎn 导演 yī chǎng 一场 yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃 de 地 jiù shú 救赎。 More than once tried, for directing a ears to salvation.

1		māo ér 猫儿 bì zhe 闭着 yǎn jing 眼睛 tōu 偷 rǔ lào 乳酪， yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃。 Cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream.
2		māo 猫 tōu chī 偷吃 nǎi yóu 奶油 shí 时 zǒng shì 总是 bì zhe 闭着 yǎn 眼。（ yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃， zì qī qī rén 自欺欺人。） There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.
3		māo 猫 tōu chī 偷吃 nǎi yóu 奶油 shí 时 zǒng shì 总是 bì zhe 闭着 yǎn 眼（ yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃）。 The cat shuts it's eyes when stealing cream.
4		zòng rán 纵然 wǒ 我 kě yǐ 可以 yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃 de 的 yǐ wéi 以为 zì jǐ 自己 yōng yǒu 拥有 le 了 yí qiè 一切。 So I can make believe I have everything.
5		bù zhǐ 不止 yí cì 一次 de 地 cháng shì 尝试 guò 过、 yù 欲 dǎo yǎn 导演 yī chǎng 一场 yǎn ěr dào líng 掩耳盗铃 de 地 jiù shú 救赎。 More than once tried, for directing a ears to salvation.