自欺欺人 zì qī qī rén

DEFINITIONS

  1. to deceive others and to deceive oneself
  2. to believe one's own lies

CHARACTERS

自 zì self, private, personal; from
欺 qī cheat, double-cross, deceive
欺 qī cheat, double-cross, deceive
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else