掩人耳目

yǎnrén-ěrmù

idiom #22,456

Meanings

他的借口不过是掩人耳目。

Tā de jièkǒu bùguò shì yǎnrén'ěrmù.

His excuse was nothing more than a cover-up.

Zhège shēngmíng zhǐshì wèile yǎnrén'ěrmù, zhēnshí qíngkuàng wánquán bùtóng.

This statement is just to pull the wool over people's eyes — the real situation is completely different.

memory

掩 = to cover; 人 = people; 耳 = ears; 目 = eyes. Covering people's ears and eyes so they can't see or hear the truth — to deceive.

掩 yǎn

人 rén

耳 ěr

目 mù