文过饰非
wen​guo​shi​fei

to cover up one's faults

  • created reference approved 文过饰非/文過飾非 → 饰非文过/飾非文過 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文过饰非 / 文過飾非 wen​guo​shi​fei

    饰非文过 / 飾非文過 shì​fēi​wén​guò

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 文过饰非/文過飾非 · wen​guo​shi​fei · to cover up one's faults — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    文 (literal) → 文 · wèn · to cover up 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · error 饰 (literal) → 饰/飾 · shì · to cover up 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · wrong

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense