自欺欺人

Chinese

		to deceive oneself	take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (自欺欺人)		自欺	欺	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìqīqīrén

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄑㄧㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ hei¹ hei¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìqīqīrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄑㄧㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhchichiren
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ hei¹ hei¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: jih hēi hēi yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ hei¹ hei¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ héi¹ héi¹ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

自欺欺人

to deceive oneself as well as others; to fool oneself and others

Synonyms

掩耳盜鈴／掩耳盗铃 (yǎn'ěrdàolíng)

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