遮三瞒四 — “To prevaricate”
遮三瞒四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to prevaricate”. To equivocate; to beat around the bush; to cover up in various ways. Literally, “Cover three, conceal four”.
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遮三瞒四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
遮三瞒四 Character Breakdown
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他在会议上对于项目的具体进展总是遮三瞒四，让人摸不着头脑。
At the meeting, he always prevaricated about the specific progress of the project, leaving everyone confused.
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Antonyms of 遮三瞒四
More idioms starting with 遮
- 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
- zhē遮yǎn掩ěr耳mù目deceive people
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What does 遮三瞒四 mean?
遮三瞒四 (zhē sān mán sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to prevaricate”.
How do you pronounce 遮三瞒四?
遮三瞒四 is pronounced zhē sān mán sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 遮三瞒四 literally mean?
Literally, 遮三瞒四 means “Cover three, conceal four”. It is used to mean “to prevaricate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 遮三瞒四?
说话、做事多方掩饰，不爽快。