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饰非掩丑
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饰非掩丑 — “To cover up faults and conceal disgraceful deeds”

饰非掩丑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover up faults and conceal disgraceful deeds”. To whitewash mistakes and hide scandals. Literally, “To gloss over wrongs and hide ugliness”.

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饰非掩丑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

饰非掩丑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
饰
shì8decorate, adorn, play a role
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong
掩
yǎn11cover, conceal, ambush, close
丑
chǒu4ugly, disgraceful, or clown

Example Sentence with 饰非掩丑

他总是喜欢饰非掩丑,从不肯承认自己的过失。
He always likes to cover up his faults and never admits his mistakes.

Idioms Related to 饰非掩丑

More idioms starting with 饰

  • shì饰gòu垢yǎn掩cī疵gloss over flaws and defects
  • shì饰guài怪zhuāng装qí奇feign eccentricity
  • shì饰qíng情jiǎo矫xíng行conceal feelings, feign actions
  • shì饰zhì智jīn矜yú愚feign wisdom and boast to the ignorant
  • shì饰cí词jiáo矫qing情embellish words to feign emotion
  • shì饰fēi非yǎng养guò过conceal faults and allow errors to multiply
  • shì饰fēi非jù拒jiàn谏Cover up mistakes and reject advice
  • shì饰fēi非yǎn掩guò过gloss over one's faults
  • shì饰fēi非wén文guò过cover up faults and gloss over mistakes
  • shì饰fēi非suí遂guò过gloss over faults and persist in mistakes

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Questions about 饰非掩丑

What does 饰非掩丑 mean?

饰非掩丑 (shì fēi yǎn chǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover up faults and conceal disgraceful deeds”.

How do you pronounce 饰非掩丑?

饰非掩丑 is pronounced shì fēi yǎn chǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 饰非掩丑 literally mean?

Literally, 饰非掩丑 means “to gloss over wrongs and hide ugliness”. It is used to mean “to cover up faults and conceal disgraceful deeds”.

What is the Chinese definition of 饰非掩丑?

饰:掩饰;丑:丑恶。掩饰错误和丑恶的行为

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