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文過飾非

简文过饰非 · 繁文過飾非

Mandarin · pinyin wén guò shì fēi

(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
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非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
饰: shì · decorate, ornament, adorn

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2–4–4–1 · wen2 guo4 shi4 fei1

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man6 gwo3 sik1 fei1

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(idiomatic) to cover up one's mistakes

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