yǎn
rén
ěr

idiom
common
formal

Meaning of 掩人耳目

掩人耳目 means to deceive others by creating a false appearance; to pull the wool over someone's eyes; to hoodwink. Pronounced yǎn rén ěr mù.

  • to deceive others by creating a false appearance; to pull the wool over someone's eyes; to hoodwink

Definitions & Examples

men
zhè
yàng
zuò
guò
shì
wèi
le
yǎn
rén
ěr
 
shí
shàng
lìng
yǒu
 

They are doing this merely to pull the wool over people's eyes; they actually have other intentions.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
yòng
jiǎ
guǎng广
gào
lái
yǎn
rén
ěr
 

This company uses false advertising to deceive the public.

zhì
zào
le
duō
jiǎ
xiàng
lái
yǎn
rén
ěr
 

He created many false appearances to cover up the truth.

Suǒ
wèi
de
gǎi
guò
shì
yǎn
rén
ěr
de
 

The so-called reform is nothing but a trick to hoodwink people.