wen​guo​shi​fei

to cover up one's faults

Senses

文过饰非/ 文過飾非 wen​guo​shi​fei to cover up one's faults

(idiom) to gloss over one's mistakes; to whitewash or make excuses for one's errors

References

variant 文过饰非/文過飾非 饰非文过/飾非文過
see 饰非/飾非 文过饰非/文過飾非
variant 饰非文过/飾非文過 文过饰非/文過飾非