Seizing the clock

Seizing the clock

Seizing the bell, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā I ě Rd à ozh ō ng, meaning to deceive oneself and others, trying to cover things that cannot be covered up. It comes from the spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu family.

The origin of Idioms

Lu's spring and Autumn Annals self knowledge: "if the people want to bear the bell, they can't bear it. If they want to destroy it, they can't bear it. If the bell has a sound, they are afraid that people will hear it and seize their own ears."

Idiom usage

In the biography of Erzhu rongzhuan in the book of Wei, it is said that "if you want to point to the shadow to exercise power, you can use the false form to make moves, then you can hide your eyes and catch birds."

Idiom story

Once upon a time, a thief found a big copper bell hanging in front of his house. He wanted to steal it, but he couldn't move it by himself. He wanted to break it up and sell it. He was afraid that others would hear the sound when he rang the bell, so he couldn't steal it. Finally, he came up with a brilliant idea, that is, to plug his ears with cotton, and he couldn't hear the sound. As a result, he was caught on the spot when he stole.