








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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Open the tool →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”.
瑜不掩瑕 is pronounced yú bù yǎn xiá in Mandarin Chinese.
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”.
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。