掩耳盗铃 掩耳盜鈴
掩耳盗铃 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn ěr dào líng ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jim2 ji5 dou6 ling4
- lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
- to deceive oneself
- to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
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掩
- 掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gài ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄞˋ jim2 goi3 to conceal
- 掩护 掩護 yǎn hù ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨˋ jim2 wu6 to screen
- 掩饰 掩飾 yǎn shì ㄧㄢˇ ㄕˋ jim2 sik1 to cover up
- 掩卷 yǎn juàn ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄩㄢˋ jim2 gyun2 (literary) to close the book (after a reading session)
- 掩埋 yǎn mái ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄞˊ jim2 maai4 to bury
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- 掩映 yǎn yìng ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄥˋ jim2 joeng2 hidden from view
- 掩杀 掩殺 yǎn shā ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄚ jim2 saat3 to make a surprise attack
- 掩码 掩碼 yǎn mǎ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ jim2 maa5 (computing) mask
- 掩耳 yǎn ěr ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ jim2 ji5 to refuse to listen
- 掩蔽 yǎn bì ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ jim2 bai3 shelter; screen; cover; protection
- 掩藏 yǎn cáng ㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄤˊ jim2 cong4 hidden
- 掩体 掩體 yǎn tǐ ㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ jim2 tai2 bunker (military)
- 虚掩 虛掩 xū yǎn ㄒㄩ ㄧㄢˇ heoi1 jim2 to partially obscure
- 遮掩 zhē yǎn ㄓㄜ ㄧㄢˇ ze1 jim2 to cover
- 后掩蔽 後掩蔽 hòu yǎn bì ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ hau6 jim2 bai3 backward masking
- 掩样法 掩樣法 yǎn yàng fǎ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄚˇ jim2 joeng6 faat3 illusion
- 不加掩饰 不加掩飾 bù jiā yǎn shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄢˇ ㄕˋ bat1 gaa1 jim2 sik1 undisguised
- 掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù ㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄦˇ ㄇㄨˋ jim2 jan4 ji5 muk6 to fool people (idiom)
- 掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ jim2 min6 ji4 jap1 to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
- 东掩西遮 東掩西遮 dōng yǎn xī zhē ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄜ dung1 jim2 sai1 ze1 to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
耳
- 刺耳 cì ěr ㄘˋ ㄦˇ ci3 ji5 ear-piercing
- 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr ㄩㄝˋ ㄦˇ jyut6 ji5 sweet-sounding
- 耳光 ěr guāng ㄦˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ji5 gwong1 a slap on the face
- 耳朵 ěr duo ㄦˇ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ ji5 do2 ear
- 耳机 耳機 ěr jī ㄦˇ ㄐㄧ ji5 gei1 headphones
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- 交头接耳 交頭接耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˇ gaau1 tau4 zip3 ji5 to whisper to one another's ear
- 耳熟能详 耳熟能詳 ěr shú néng xiáng ㄦˇ ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ji5 suk6 nang4 coeng4 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
- 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn ㄦˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ ji5 muk6 jat1 san1 a pleasant change
- 耳闻目睹 耳聞目睹 ěr wén mù dǔ ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˇ ji5 man4 muk6 dou2 to witness personally
- 面红耳赤 面紅耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄦˇ ㄔˋ min6 hung4 ji5 cek3 flushed with anger (or excitement)
- 中耳 zhōng ěr ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˇ zung1 ji5 middle ear
- 侧耳 側耳 cè ěr ㄘㄜˋ ㄦˇ zak1 ji5 to bend an ear (to)
- 倾耳 傾耳 qīng ěr ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˇ king1 ji5 to prick up one's ear
- 内耳 內耳 nèi ěr ㄋㄟˋ ㄦˇ noi6 ji5 inner ear
- 凸耳 tū ěr ㄊㄨ ㄦˇ dat6 ji5 flange
- 及耳 jí ěr ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˇ kap6 ji5 (loanword) gill (unit)
- 塞耳 sāi ěr ㄙㄞ ㄦˇ sak1 ji5 to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
- 外耳 wài ěr ㄨㄞˋ ㄦˇ ngoi6 ji5 outer ear
- 掏耳 tāo ěr ㄊㄠ ㄦˇ tou4 ji5 to remove earwax with an ear pick
- 采耳 採耳 cǎi ěr ㄘㄞˇ ㄦˇ to remove earwax with an ear pick
盗 盜
- 强盗 強盜 qiáng dào ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ koeng4 dou6 to rob (with force)
- 海盗 海盜 hǎi dào ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄠˋ hoi2 dou6 pirate
- 盗版 盜版 dào bǎn ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄢˇ dou6 baan2 pirated
- 盗窃 盜竊 dào qiè ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ dou6 sit3 to steal
- 防盗 防盜 fáng dào ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ fong4 dou6 to guard against theft
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- 防盗门 防盜門 fáng dào mén ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ fong4 dou6 mun4 security door
- 偷盗 偷盜 tōu dào ㄊㄡ ㄉㄠˋ tau1 dou6 to steal
- 匪盗 匪盜 fěi dào ㄈㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ fei2 dou6 bandit
- 大盗 大盜 dà dào ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ daai6 dou6 thief; bandit (esp. one who has gained notoriety)
- 失盗 失盜 shī dào ㄕ ㄉㄠˋ sat1 dou6 to have sth stolen
- 盗伐 盜伐 dào fá ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ dou6 fat6 to unlawfully fell trees
- 盗刷 盜刷 dào shuā ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄚ dou6 caat3 to fraudulently draw on (sb's credit card account)
- 盗匪 盜匪 dào fěi ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄟˇ dou6 fei2 bandit
- 盗取 盜取 dào qǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄩˇ dou6 ceoi2 to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account)
- 盗图 盜圖 dào tú ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨˊ dou6 tou4 to use an image without permission
- 盗墓 盜墓 dào mù ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄨˋ dou6 mou6 to rob a tomb
- 盗垒 盜壘 dào lěi ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄟˇ dou6 leoi5 (baseball) to steal a base
- 盗采 盜採 dào cǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄞˇ dou6 coi2 to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally
- 盗汗 盜汗 dào hàn ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄢˋ dou6 hon6 night sweats
- 盗猎 盜獵 dào liè ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ dou6 lip6 to poach (illegally hunt game)
铃 鈴
- 杠铃 槓鈴 gàng líng ㄍㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gong3 ling4 barbell
- 铃声 鈴聲 líng shēng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ling4 seng1 ring
- 门铃 門鈴 mén líng ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mun4 ling4 doorbell
- 电铃 電鈴 diàn líng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ din6 ling4 electric bell
- 马铃薯 馬鈴薯 mǎ líng shǔ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨˇ maa5 ling4 syu4 potato
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- 叮铃 叮鈴 dīng líng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ding1 ling4 jingle
- 哑铃 啞鈴 yǎ líng ㄧㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ aa2 ling4 dumbbell (weight)
- 壶铃 壺鈴 hú líng ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ wu4 ling4 kettlebell, girya
- 床铃 床鈴 chuáng líng ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ cong4 ling4 baby mobile
- 彩铃 彩鈴 cǎi líng ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ coi2 ling4 (telephony) ringback tone
- 打铃 打鈴 dǎ líng ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ daa1 ling4 to ring a bell
- 扯铃 扯鈴 chě líng ㄔㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ce2 ling4 diabolo
- 棉铃 棉鈴 mián líng ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ min4 ling4 cotton boll (fruit)
- 警铃 警鈴 jǐng líng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ging2 ling4 alarm bell
- 车铃 車鈴 chē líng ㄔㄜ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ce1 ling4 bicycle bell
- 转铃 轉鈴 zhuàn líng ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ zyun2 ling4 bicycle bell (with a rotating internal mechanism)
- 铃木 鈴木 Líng mù ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ ling4 muk6 Suzuki (Japanese surname)
- 铃兰 鈴蘭 líng lán ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄢˊ ling4 laan4 lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
- 铃铛 鈴鐺 líng dang ㄌㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄉㄤ ling4 dong1 little bell
- 铃鼓 鈴鼓 líng gǔ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ling4 gu2 tambourine (musical instrument)