deceive oneself

deceive oneself

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m á nx ī nm è ij ǐ, which means to do something against conscience. From Qujiang pool.

Idiom explanation

Ignorance: deceiving.

The origin of Idioms

The third discount of Yuan Shi Junbao's Qujiang pool: "deceiving the heaven and others, deceiving oneself, and not blessed by the gods."

Idiom usage

To do something wrong against one's conscience. I can't bear the bald man! How hateful! The four monks are empty, but they want to make money. Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty