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瑜不掩瑕 — “Luster cannot conceal flaws”

瑜不掩瑕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the virtues or advantages cannot completely overshadow or conceal the obvious defects or flaws”. Literally, “Luster cannot conceal flaws”.

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瑜不掩瑕 Pronunciation and Pinyin

瑜不掩瑕 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
瑜
yú13beautiful jade
不
bù4not
掩
yǎn11cover, conceal, ambush, close
瑕
xiá13flaw or defect

Example Sentence with 瑜不掩瑕

尽管这座老建筑的历史价值很高,但因年久失修,结构安全问题突出,瑜不掩瑕,最终还是被判定需要进行大规模修缮。
Although this old building has great historical value, due to years of disrepair and prominent structural safety issues, its merits cannot conceal its flaws, and it was ultimately judged to require extensive renovation.

Idioms Related to 瑜不掩瑕

Synonyms of 瑜不掩瑕

  • xiá瑕yú瑜hù互jiàn见have both strengths and weaknesses

Antonyms of 瑜不掩瑕

  • xiá瑕bù不yǎn掩yú瑜flaws do not obscure virtues
  • bái白bì璧wēi微xiá瑕a minor flaw in something perfect
  • bái白bì璧wú无xiá瑕flawless and perfect

More idioms starting with 瑜

  • yú瑜bù不yǎn揜xiá瑕Merits cannot conceal shortcomings
  • yú瑜bǎi百xiá瑕yī一mostly good with minor imperfections

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What does 瑜不掩瑕 mean?

瑜不掩瑕 (yú bù yǎn xiá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the virtues or advantages cannot completely overshadow or conceal the obvious defects or flaws”.

How do you pronounce 瑜不掩瑕?

瑜不掩瑕 is pronounced yú bù yǎn xiá in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 瑜不掩瑕 literally mean?

Literally, 瑜不掩瑕 means “Luster cannot conceal flaws”. It is used to mean “the virtues or advantages cannot completely overshadow or conceal the obvious defects or flaws”.

What is the Chinese definition of 瑜不掩瑕?

瑜:玉的光彩,比喻优点;瑕:玉上的斑点,比喻缺点。比喻优点遮盖不了缺点。

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