created sense approved 遏恶扬善/遏惡揚善 · è'èyángshàn · to suppress evil and promote good — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
遏恶扬善 / 遏惡揚善
è'èyángshàn
to suppress evil and promote good
To hide or stop the bad deeds of others while praising their good ones; to be generous and tolerant by soft-pedaling the bad and citing the good.
遏 (literal) → 遏 · è · to restrain 恶 (literal) → 恶/惡 · è · evil 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to spread 善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · good
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