Chinese idiom story 20 掩耳盗铃  yǎn ěr dào líng

2021/04/28

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Idiom        掩耳盗铃  yǎn ěr dào líng


Explain     掩: cover;盗: steal;


Steal the bell and cover your ears for fear of being heard. Metaphor oneself deceives oneself, obviously can not cover up the matter to want to try to cover up.



Story background


Once upon a time there was a man who saw a big bell at the door and wanted to steal it. But the clock was too heavy to carry, and he took a hammer and tried to break it and steal it. But there is also a problem, with iron vertebrae will make a loud sound, will certainly be caught. He thought to himself: the clock could hear it as soon as it rang, but if it was blindfolded, nothing could be heard! To deceive yourself.



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Edited by Baoyang from Shanghai Beihaimandarin



                                                                                    掩耳盗铃  yǎn ěr dào líng

                                                                                                             


   从前有一个人,看见人家门口有一口大钟,就想把它偷去。可这钟太重,没法背走,他就取来一个铁锤,想敲碎后一块块偷走。可是还有一个问题,用铁椎砸钟会发出很大的声音,肯定会被人抓做的。他转念一

想:钟一响耳朵就能听见,可是如果把耳朵蒙起来,就什么都听不到了!



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