(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults
trad. 隱惡揚善
Also written 隱惡揚善【yǐn è yáng shàn】
Characters in this word
4隐
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(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
- Pinyin
- yǐn
- Traditional
- 隱
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 40777 of 2500
恶
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used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]
- Pinyin
- ě
- Traditional
- 惡
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 12185 of 2500
扬
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abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu, surname Yang
- Pinyin
- Yáng
- Traditional
- 揚
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 23845 of 2500
善
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good (virtuous), benevolent, well-disposed, good at sth, to improve or perfect
- Pinyin
- shàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 10025 of 2500