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EN: ear
FR: oreille
ZH: 耳朵 (ěrduo)
JA: 耳 (mimi)
IT: orecchio
DE: Ohr
ES: oreja
RU: у́хо (úkho)
EO: orelo

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cover ear pluralS your when3 steal bell


EN: Plug one's ears while stealing a bell.
FR: Se couvrir les oreilles et voler la cloche.
ZH: 掩耳盗铃。 (Yǎn’ěr-dàolíng.)
EO: Kovru viajn orelojn kaj ŝtelu la sonorilon.

[ZH] – A chengyu. Refers to the story of a thief who thought that a large bell was too heavy and had to be broken to bits if he wanted to get it back home. Finding a sledgehammer, he swung at the bell with all his might and, of course, a huge gong rang out. He eventually covered his ears not to listen at this sound anymore. And was quite satisfied with this, until people came in great numbers… / Meaning « burying one’s head in the sand ». ([FR]: se tromper soi-même, se mentir à soi-même)

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  • 04-ear
  • 07-bell
  • 22-when2
  • 26-your
  • 38-steal
  • 42-cover
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sing pray for buddha in ear ofS horse


EN: Chanting prayers to the Buddha to a horse's ear.
FR: Faire une prière bouddhiste dans l’oreille d’un cheval.
JA: 馬の耳に念仏。 (Uma no mimi ni nenbutsu.)
EO: Faru budhanan preĝon en la orelo de ĉevalo.

[ZH] – Meaning « preaching to the deaf » ([FR]: Parler dans l’oreille d’un sourd.)

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  • 03-horse
  • 04-ear
  • 29-buddha
  • 29-pray
  • 36-for
  • 42-in
  • 44-sing
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