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自
欺
欺
人
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Jyutping
zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4
Pinyin
zì qī qī rén
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to deceive others and to deceive oneself
to believe one's own lies
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
唔肯面對現實,呃自己又呃埋其他人,令自己好過啲
to deceive others and oneself in order to feel good about oneself
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to deceive oneself as well as others; to fool oneself alongside others
(syn.) 掩耳盗铃, 掩耳盜鈴
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
你咁做岂不是自欺欺人?
你咁做豈不是自欺欺人?
nei5 gam2 zou6 hei2 bat1 si6 zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4?
Aren't you deceiving yourself and others?
Cantonese
你噉样自欺欺人,何必呢?
你噉樣自欺欺人,何必呢?
nei5 gam2 joeng2 zi2 hei1 hei1 jan4, ho4 bit1 ne1?
Why would you find it acceptable to lie to your own self?
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
自欺欺人
自欺欺人
zì qī qī rén
to deceive oneself as well as others; to fool oneself and others