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Jyutping jim2 ji5 dou6 ling4
Pinyin yǎn ěr dào líng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
  2. to deceive oneself
  3. to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    自己​呃​自己​,​仲想​呃​埋​其他人​,​以為​冇​人會知​;​字面​指​揞​住​自己​對​耳​,​當​所有人​都​聽​唔​到​佢​打碎​隻​鐘​偷走​佢​;​又​作​「​盜鐘​掩耳​」
    in attempt to deceive others, only deceive oneself; literally: to cover one's ears to steal a bell
    • 明眼人都知你鬧緊乜,但你就賴落咩嘢鴨脷洲口音,根本就係掩耳盜鈴。
      明眼人都知你闹紧乜,但你就赖落咩嘢鸭脷洲口音,根本就系掩耳盗铃。
      Everyone knows what you're referring to, but you blamed it on your Ap-Lei-Chau "accent", you're just burying your head in the sand.
  2. 近義詞
    自欺欺人
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonais
    明眼人都知你闹紧乜,但你就赖落咩嘢鸭脷洲口音,根本就系掩耳盗铃。
    明眼人都知你鬧緊乜,但你就賴落咩嘢鴨脷洲口音,根本就係掩耳盜鈴。
    • Everyone knows what you're referring to, but you blamed it on your Ap-Lei-Chau "accent", you're just burying your head in the sand.