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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「護過飾非」, with its explanation below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「護過飾非」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Cover up mistakes and gloss over errors.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hù guò shì fēi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wu6 gwo3 sik1 fei1

Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.