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文飾

简文饰 · 繁文飾

Mandarin · pinyin wén shì

to polish a text
rhetoric
ornate language
to use florid language to conceal errors
to gloss over

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
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饰: shì · decorate, ornament, adorn

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2–4 · wen2 shi4

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verb

(literary) to deceive by an impressive appearance; to gloss over one's mistakes

verb

(literary) to polish a piece of writing

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