文过饰非 in English wen2 guo4 shi4 fei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to cover up one's faults (idiomatic expression)
  • to whitewash

Simplified Characters

文 过 饰 非

Traditional Characters

文 過 飾 非

Pinyin

wen2 guo4 shi4 fei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

文wen2surname Wen 过guo4surname Guo 饰shi4decoration 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa