bịt tai trộm chuông

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bưng tai trộm chuông

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 掩耳盜鈴 / 掩耳盗铃 (yǎn'ěrdàolíng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓit̚˧˨ʔ taːj˧˧ t͡ɕom˧˨ʔ t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓit̚˨˩ʔ taːj˧˧ ʈom˨˩ʔ t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˨˩˨ taːj˧˧ ʈom˨˩˨ cuəŋ˧˧]

Idiom

bịt tai trộm chuông

1. to fool oneself, to bury one's head in the sand

   Synonym: bưng tai trộm nhạc