掩耳盗铃

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Covering One's Ears While Stealing a Bell

A thief covers his own ears and imagines that nobody else can hear the bell.

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Closing your ears does not stop the sound

The ancient fable behind 掩耳盗铃 describes a man who deceives himself and then expects everyone else to share his illusion. The idiom now criticizes obvious self-deception.

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