Steal the bell, pronounce y m: yǎn ěr dào líng.
Example:
Those officials who cover their ears and take bribes and pervert the law will commit suicide sooner or later.
Stealing the bell is a clever but foolish way.
He's never done anything to hide his ears.
This article quotes the allusion of "stealing the bell from the ear", and the theme is even more prominent.
The end result of stealing the bell is that you reap the consequences.
Don't you think it's completely meaningless for you to attend classes like this?
You must be sincere in doing things, and don't hide everything.
It is an act of deceiving oneself and others.
He is aboveboard and never does anything strange to hide his ears.
If you hide your ears from me on this matter, I will not let you go.
We must not hide our ears in learning, what is important is seeking truth from facts.
What you do is no different from stealing the bell.