諱過稱善
huì​guò​chēng​shàn

to cover up faults and praise virtues

  • created sense approved 讳过称善/諱過稱善 · huì​guò​chēng​shàn · to cover up faults and praise virtues — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    讳过称善 / 諱過稱善

    huì​guò​chēng​shàn

    to cover up faults and praise virtues

    to conceal one's errors while boasting of one's good deeds or virtues; to hide shortcomings and claim merit

    讳 (literal) → 讳/諱 · huì · to avoid mentioning 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · error 称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to praise 善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · kindness

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

    created sense