Chinese Word: 文过饰非 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		yào 要 zhī guò bì gǎi 知过必改， bú yào 不要 wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非。 Correct your mistake the moment you realize it and don't try to gloss over your mistake.
2		fǎn duì dǎng 反对党 rèn wéi 认为 zhè fèn 这份 bào gào 报告 wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非 bù yú 不予 lǐ huì 理会。 The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash.
3		zhuān hèng bá hù 专横跋扈， wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非 de 的 rén 人 dào tóu lái 到头来 zǒng shì 总是 yào 要 chī kuī 吃亏 de 的。 A person who is imperious and tries to gloss over his fault is bound to suffer in the end.
4		jiǎ 假， jiù shì 就是 kuā dà qí cí 夸大其词， yán bù yóu zhōng 言不由衷， xū yǔ wēi yí 虚与委蛇， wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非。 False, that is exaggerated, insincere, courteously but without sincerity, cover-up.
5		kǎi lì 凯利 hái 还 chēng 称 zhè fèn 这份 tí chū 提出 xíng shì 刑事 kòng sù 控诉 de 的 bào dào 报道 wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非。 Kelly described the failure of the report to recommend criminal prosecutions as a complete whitewash.

1		yào 要 zhī guò bì gǎi 知过必改， bú yào 不要 wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非。 Correct your mistake the moment you realize it and don't try to gloss over your mistake.
2		fǎn duì dǎng 反对党 rèn wéi 认为 zhè fèn 这份 bào gào 报告 wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非 bù yú 不予 lǐ huì 理会。 The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash.
3		zhuān hèng bá hù 专横跋扈， wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非 de 的 rén 人 dào tóu lái 到头来 zǒng shì 总是 yào 要 chī kuī 吃亏 de 的。 A person who is imperious and tries to gloss over his fault is bound to suffer in the end.
4		jiǎ 假， jiù shì 就是 kuā dà qí cí 夸大其词， yán bù yóu zhōng 言不由衷， xū yǔ wēi yí 虚与委蛇， wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非。 False, that is exaggerated, insincere, courteously but without sincerity, cover-up.
5		kǎi lì 凯利 hái 还 chēng 称 zhè fèn 这份 tí chū 提出 xíng shì 刑事 kòng sù 控诉 de 的 bào dào 报道 wén guò shì fēi 文过饰非。 Kelly described the failure of the report to recommend criminal prosecutions as a complete whitewash.