掩鼻而过 — “To walk past holding one's nose”
掩鼻而过 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to walk past holding one's nose”. Indicating strong disgust or aversion towards something (especially something foul-smelling or morally unsavory). Literally, “cover one's nose and pass by”.
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掩鼻而过 Pronunciation and Pinyin
掩鼻而过 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 掩鼻而过
看到垃圾堆里发出的恶臭，她不禁掩鼻而过
Seeing the foul smell coming from the rubbish heap, she couldn't help but walk past holding her nose.
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- yǎn掩kǒu口shī失shēng声unable to suppress laughter
- yǎn掩kǒu口ér而xiào笑cover mouth to laugh discreetly
- yǎn掩kǒu口hú胡lú卢cover mouth and snicker
- yǎn掩kǒu口hú胡lú卢ér而xiào笑cover mouth and snicker
- yǎn掩kǒu口hú葫lu芦to cover one's mouth while giggling
- yǎn掩è恶yáng扬shàn善conceal faults and praise virtues
- yǎn掩è恶yáng扬měi美conceal faults, publicize good
- yǎn掩è恶yì溢měi美conceal faults and extol virtues
- yǎn掩qí旗xī息gǔ鼓to cease an activity
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What does 掩鼻而过 mean?
掩鼻而过 (yǎn bí ér guò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to walk past holding one's nose”.
How do you pronounce 掩鼻而过?
掩鼻而过 is pronounced yǎn bí ér guò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 掩鼻而过 literally mean?
Literally, 掩鼻而过 means “cover one's nose and pass by”. It is used to mean “to walk past holding one's nose”.
What is the Chinese definition of 掩鼻而过?
捂着鼻子走过去。形容对腥臭肮脏的东西的嫌恶。