自欺欺人 (zì qī qī rén) — to deceive oneself and others; self-deception coupled with deceiving others
Definition
An idiom meaning 'to deceive oneself while also fooling others' — a stronger, literary judgment than the plain verb 骗, used to condemn hypocritical self-deception rather than a single lie.
idiom
to deceive oneself and othersself-deception coupled with deceiving others
Examples
- 自欺欺人，。Tā míng míng zhī dào zì jǐ zài zì qī qī rén, què hái yào jì xù sā huǎng.He clearly knows he's deceiving himself and others, yet he keeps lying.
- ，自欺欺人。Wèn tí bǎi zài nà lǐ, bù chéng rèn jiù shì zì qī qī rén.The problem is right there; not admitting it is just deceiving yourself and others.
- 自欺欺人，。Bié zài zì qī qī rén le, nǐ de jì huà gēn běn xíng bù tōng.Stop deceiving yourself and others — your plan simply won't work.
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