瑕瑜
xiá​yú

good and bad points

  • created reference approved 瑕瑜 → 瑕不掩瑜 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑕瑜 xiá​yú

    瑕不掩瑜 xiá​bù​yǎn​yú

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 瑕瑜 · xiá​yú · good and bad points — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑕瑜

    xiá​yú

    good and bad points

    (literary) the merits and flaws of a person or thing; a mixture of virtues and defects. This term is derived from the phrase [[瑕不掩瑜|瑕不掩瑜|xia2 bu4 yan3 yu2]], literally meaning the flaws do not hide the brilliance of the jade.

    瑕 (literal) → 瑕 · xiá · blemish in jade 瑜 (literal) → 瑜 · yú · luster of gems

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

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