"掩耳盜鈴" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "范 氏 之 亡 也，百姓 有 得 鐘 者，欲 負 而 走。則 鐘 大 不可 負，以 椎{chúi} 毀 之，鐘 況{huàng}然{rán} 有 音。恐 人 聞 之 而 奪 己 也，遽 揜{yǎn} 其 耳。",
        "2": "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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      "expansion": "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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE\nFàn 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. [Pinyin]\nWhen 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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  "etymology_text": "From a story in Lüshi Chunqiu:\n:\n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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE\nFàn 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. [Pinyin]\nWhen 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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        "to fool oneself; to bury one's head in the sand"
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        "1": "范 氏 之 亡 也，百姓 有 得 鐘 者，欲 負 而 走。則 鐘 大 不可 負，以 椎{chúi} 毀 之，鐘 況{huàng}然{rán} 有 音。恐 人 聞 之 而 奪 己 也，遽 揜{yǎn} 其 耳。",
        "2": "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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      "roman": "zìqīqīrén",
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