掩人耳目 (yǎn rén ěr mù) | Meaning: to fool people (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.欲盖弥彰yù gài mí zhāng

to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom) · skulduggery · to hoodwink people · to cheat sb audaciously偷天换日tōu tiān huàn rì

to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)瞒上欺下mán shàng qī xià

to deceive; to cheat欺骗qī piàn

(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority招摇撞骗zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn

to deceive others and to deceive oneself · to believe one's own lies自欺欺人zì qī qī rén

to fool people (idiom) · to pull the wool over people's eyes