饰非文过 — “To cover up one's faults and gloss over one's mistakes”
饰非文过 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover up one's faults and gloss over one's mistakes”. To explain away one's errors. Literally, “To adorn wrong and embellish fault”.
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饰非文过 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饰非文过 Character Breakdown
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面对批评，他总是饰非文过，从不真正反思自己的行为
When faced with criticism, he always covers up his faults and never truly reflects on his actions.
Idioms Related to 饰非文过
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chǒu丑cover up faults and hide scandals
- shì饰fēi非suí遂guò过gloss over faults and persist in mistakes
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Open the tool →Questions about 饰非文过
What does 饰非文过 mean?
饰非文过 (shì fēi wén guò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover up one's faults and gloss over one's mistakes”.
How do you pronounce 饰非文过?
饰非文过 is pronounced shì fēi wén guò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饰非文过 literally mean?
Literally, 饰非文过 means “to adorn wrong and embellish fault”. It is used to mean “to cover up one's faults and gloss over one's mistakes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饰非文过?
粉饰掩盖过失、错误。