[ yǎněrdàolíng ] plug one's ears while stealing a bell; bury one's head in the sand; deceive oneself; play the ostrich; run away from one's own shadow; steal a bell while covering one's ears -- self-deception; the cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.; use the ostrich-like method
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream 掩耳盗铃;猫偷吃奶油的时候,总是闭着眼睛。
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The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream [谚]掩耳盗铃；猫偷吃奶油的时候，总是闭着眼睛。
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The lies written in ink can never cover up the facts written in blood 墨写的谎言永远掩耳盗铃盖不了血写的事实。
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This idiom comes from the above story . it is used to satirize those who they are smart but only deceive themselves “掩耳盗钟”后来变成“掩耳盗铃” ，用来讽刺自作聪明，自己欺骗自己。
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About the cases you mentioned just now , the compromise , which is widely accepted by filmmakers now , doesn t really change the overall quality of the movie . again , nobody can really predict the market , for instance , 其实这些情节上的改动，都很掩耳盗铃，这些方法大家很明白是掩耳盗铃，而亦被接受而已，但没有改变了电影本身的质素！
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About the cases you mentioned just now , the compromise , which is widely accepted by filmmakers now , doesn t really change the overall quality of the movie . again , nobody can really predict the market , for instance , 其实这些情节上的改动，都很掩耳盗铃，这些方法大家很明白是掩耳盗铃，而亦被接受而已，但没有改变了电影本身的质素！
