文过饰非 wenguoshifei to cover up one's faults Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 文 wèn to cover up to cover up; to conceal or gloss over a fault过 過 guò nounadjective error error; fault; mistake饰 飾 shì verb to cover up (bound form) to cover up; to conceal faults; to disguise非 fēi wrong mistake; error; a wrong or evil deed; incorrect as opposed to 是 shì
