created sense approved 虚饰/虛飾 · xūshì · affectation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
虚饰 / 虛飾
xūshì
affectation
behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress; hypocrisy
虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · false 饰 (literal) → 饰/飾 · shì · to cover up
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 虚饰/虛飾 · xūshì · gild over — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
虚饰 / 虛飾
xūshì
gild over
to gloss over or cover up flaws to make something appear better than it is
虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · false 饰 (literal) → 饰/飾 · shì · to cover up
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition