See 掩耳盜鈴 on Wiktionary
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"english": "When the Fan family was wiped out, there was a thief who wanted to carry their bell on his back and leave. Since the bell was too big for him to carry, he smashed it with a hammer, but the bell clanged loudly. For fear that people would hear it and take it from him, he quickly covered his ears.",
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"ref": " Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE",
"roman": "Fàn shì zhī wáng yě, bǎixìng yǒu dé zhōng zhě, yù fù ér zǒu. Zé zhōng dà bùkě fù, yǐ chúi huǐ zhī, zhōng huàngrán yǒu yīn. Kǒng rén wén zhī ér duó jǐ yě, jù yǎn qí ěr.",
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"text": "范氏之亡也，百姓有得鐘者，欲負而走。則鐘大不可負，以椎毀之，鐘況然有音。恐人聞之而奪己也，遽揜其耳。",
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"english": "When the Fan family was wiped out, there was a thief who wanted to carry their bell on his back and leave. Since the bell was too big for him to carry, he smashed it with a hammer, but the bell clanged loudly. For fear that people would hear it and take it from him, he quickly covered his ears.",
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"text": "范氏之亡也，百姓有得钟者，欲负而走。则钟大不可负，以椎毁之，钟况然有音。恐人闻之而夺己也，遽揜其耳。",
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"form": "盜鐘掩耳"
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"form": "盜鈴掩耳"
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{
"form": "竊鈴掩耳"
},
{
"form": "塞耳盜鐘"
},
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"form": "塞耳偷鈴"
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"form": "掩耳盜鐘"
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"literal_meaning": "tocover one’s ears while stealing a bell",
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"ref": " Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE",
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"zh-pron": "yǎn-ěrdàolíng"
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"zh-pron": "yen³-êrh³-tao⁴-ling²"
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"zh-pron": "yeaneeldawling"
},
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"zh-pron": "яньэрдаолин"
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"zh-pron": "janʹerdaolin"
},
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"ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "yím yíh douh lìhng"
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"zh-pron": "jim² ji⁵ dou⁶ ling⁴"
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"zh-pron": "yim² yi⁵ dou⁶ ling⁴"
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"ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/jiːm³⁵ jiː¹³ tou̯²² lɪŋ²¹/"
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"word": "掩耳盜鈴"
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"english": "When the Fan family was wiped out, there was a thief who wanted to carry their bell on his back and leave. Since the bell was too big for him to carry, he smashed it with a hammer, but the bell clanged loudly. For fear that people would hear it and take it from him, he quickly covered his ears.",
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"text": "范氏之亡也，百姓有得鐘者，欲負而走。則鐘大不可負，以椎毀之，鐘況然有音。恐人聞之而奪己也，遽揜其耳。",
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"english": "When the Fan family was wiped out, there was a thief who wanted to carry their bell on his back and leave. Since the bell was too big for him to carry, he smashed it with a hammer, but the bell clanged loudly. For fear that people would hear it and take it from him, he quickly covered his ears.",
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"Simplified Chinese"
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"Pinyin"
],
"text": "范氏之亡也，百姓有得钟者，欲负而走。则钟大不可负，以椎毁之，钟况然有音。恐人闻之而夺己也，遽揜其耳。",
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"zh-pron": "yǎn-ěrdàolíng"
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"zh-pron": "yen³-êrh³-tao⁴-ling²"
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"zh-pron": "yǎn-ěr-dàu-líng"
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"zh-pron": "yeaneeldawling"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "яньэрдаолин"
},
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"tags": [
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "janʹerdaolin"
},
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"ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/",
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "yím yíh douh lìhng"
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "jim² ji⁵ dou⁶ ling⁴"
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"zh-pron": "yim² yi⁵ dou⁶ ling⁴"
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"ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/"
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"ipa": "/jiːm³⁵ jiː¹³ tou̯²² lɪŋ²¹/"
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"word": "自欺欺人"
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