隐恶扬善 in English yin3 e4 yang2 shan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to praise the virtue of somebody or sth while concealing their faults

Simplified Characters

隐 恶 扬 善

Traditional Characters

隱 惡 揚 善

Pinyin

yin3 e4 yang2 shan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

隐yin3secret 恶e4see 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 扬yang2abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] 善shan4good (virtuous)