瑜不掩瑕
yú​bù​yǎn​xiá

merits do not outweigh defects

  • created reference approved 瑜不掩瑕 → 瑕不掩瑜 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑜不掩瑕 yú​bù​yǎn​xiá

    瑕不掩瑜 xiá​bù​yǎn​yú

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 瑜不掩瑕 · yú​bù​yǎn​xiá · merits do not outweigh defects — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑜不掩瑕

    yú​bù​yǎn​xiá

    merits do not outweigh defects

    The virtues or strengths of a person or thing are not enough to hide their flaws; usually used with a negative or critical tone

    瑜 (literal) → 瑜 · yú · luster of gems 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 掩 (literal) → 掩 · yǎn · to cover 瑕 (literal) → 瑕 · xiá · blemish in jade

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

    created sense