Blind eye catcher

Blind eye catcher

Catch a sparrow by hiding your eyes, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ NY ǎ Nb ǔ Qu è, meaning to catch a sparrow by covering your eyes. It's a metaphor for deceiving yourself. It comes from the biography of Er Zhu Rong in the book of Wei.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of erzhurong in the book of Wei, it is said that "if you only want to point to the shadow to exercise power, you can make an imperial edict in disguise, then you will catch birds and steal bells."

Idiom usage

To deceive oneself or others

Analysis of Idioms

Catch a bird under cover