Steal the bell and hide the ear(dào líng yǎn ěr)

Steal the bell and hide the ear

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is d à ol í ngy à n à R, which means that you deceive yourself. It's from "attack of the eagle · killing the vassal.".

The origin of Idioms

In the Qing Dynasty, shangshizi's "attack of the hawk · killing the vassal": you see, he stole the bell to deceive the world, betrayed his country, and was willing to be emperor. What's the matter

Idiom usage

It refers to deceiving oneself and others. In the spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu family by Lu Buwei in the Warring States Period: "if the people want to take the bell, they can't take it. To destroy it, the bell rang. I'm afraid that people will hear about it and take it away from me. I'll cover my ears

Idiom story

Once upon a time, a thief found a big copper bell hanging in front of his house. He wanted to steal it, but he couldn't move it by himself. He wanted to break it up and sell it. He was afraid that others would hear the sound when he rang the bell, so he couldn't steal it. Finally, he came up with a brilliant idea, that is, to plug his ears with cotton, and he couldn't hear the sound. As a result, he was caught on the spot when he stole.

Chinese PinYin : dào líng yǎn ěr