gài​qiān

to atone for faults

  • created sense approved 盖愆/蓋愆 · gài​qiān · to atone for faults — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盖愆 / 蓋愆

    gài​qiān

    to atone for faults

    To atone for past faults through meritorious deeds; to make up for previous errors

    盖, 愆

    盖 (literal) → 盖/蓋 · gài · to cover 愆 (literal) → 愆 · qiān · fault

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 盖愆/蓋愆 · gài​qiān · to cover up wrongdoings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盖愆 / 蓋愆

    gài​qiān

    to cover up wrongdoings

    To conceal or hide one's crimes or mistakes from others

    盖, 愆

    盖 (literal) → 盖/蓋 · gài · to cover 愆 (literal) → 愆 · qiān · fault

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

    created sense