自欺欺人

zì qī qī rén

Dictionary entry

to deceive others and to deceive oneself

What does 自欺欺人 mean?

自欺欺人 (zì qī qī rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to deceive others and to deceive oneself

2to believe one's own lies

Character breakdown

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 欺qīto take unfair advantage of · to deceive 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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自欺欺人

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