文过饰非 (wén guò shì fēi) | Meaning: (idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism · to keep one's shortcomings secret · to refuse to listen to advice讳疾忌医huì jí jì yī

(idiom) to put on makeup · (idiom) to prettify涂脂抹粉tú zhī mǒ fěn

to paint · to whitewash · to decorate · plaster · fig. to gloss over · to cover up粉饰fěn shì

the rejection of criticisms and the whitewashing of one's mistakes · refuse representations and gloss over one's mistakes (or errors)拒谏饰非jù jiàn shì fēi

(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash

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