遮羞布 — “Something used to conceal shame or an embarrassing truth”
遮羞布 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something used to conceal shame or an embarrassing truth”. A cover-up; a fig leaf. Literally, “shame-covering cloth”.
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遮羞布 Pronunciation and Pinyin
遮羞布 Character Breakdown
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他做的那些不光彩的事，即使再怎么粉饰，也只不过是皇帝的新衣，根本无法成为遮羞布。
No matter how much he tried to gloss over his disgraceful actions, they were merely the emperor's new clothes and could not serve as a fig leaf.
Idioms Related to 遮羞布
More idioms starting with 遮
- zhē遮sān三mán瞒sì四to cover up in various ways
- zhē遮rén人yǎn眼mù目deceive or mislead people
- zhē遮rén人ěr耳mù目pull the wool over someone's eyes
- zhē遮qián前yǎn掩hòu后speak evasively
- zhē遮dì地màn漫tiān天vast in scale, covering ground and sky
- zhē遮dì地gài盖tiān天vast in scale or number
- zhē遮tiān天yā压dì地overwhelmingly numerous or immense
- zhē遮tiān天yìng映rì日immense in size, quantity, or grandeur
- zhē遮tiān天gài盖dì地cover the sky and earth
- zhē遮tiān天gài盖rì日immense in size or scale
- zhē遮tiān天bì蔽rì日overshadowing sky and obscuring sun
- zhē遮tiān天mí迷dì地vast, overwhelming scale
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Open the tool →Questions about 遮羞布
What does 遮羞布 mean?
遮羞布 (zhē xiū bù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something used to conceal shame or an embarrassing truth”.
How do you pronounce 遮羞布?
遮羞布 is pronounced zhē xiū bù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 遮羞布 literally mean?
Literally, 遮羞布 means “shame-covering cloth”. It is used to mean “Something used to conceal shame or an embarrassing truth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 遮羞布?
系在腰间遮盖下身的布。借指用来掩盖羞耻的事物