bịt tai trộm chuông
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Chinese 掩耳盜鈴/掩耳盗铃 (yǎn'ěrdàolíng).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓit̚˧˨ʔ taːj˧˧ t͡ɕom˧˨ʔ t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓit̚˨˩ʔ taːj˧˧ ʈom˨˩ʔ t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˨˩˨ taːj˧˧ ʈom˨˩˨ cuəŋ˧˧]
Idiom edit
- to fool oneself, to bury one's head in the sand
- Synonym: bưng tai trộm nhạc