掩人耳目 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to fool people
• to pull the wool over people's eyes

Character by character

• 掩yǎnto cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal;
• 人rénman, person; people
• 耳ěrear; to hear, to hear of; handle
• 目mùeye; to look, to see; division, topic

Idioms sharing a character

• 掩耳盗铃 yǎn ěr dào líng
• 掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì
• 东掩西遮 dōng yǎn xī zhē
• 瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú
• 遮遮掩掩 zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
• 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
• 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
• 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
• 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán
• 不甘人后 bù gān rén hòu

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