文過飾非 wén guò shì fēi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to cover up one's faults (idiom)
  2. to whitewash

CHARACTERS

文 wén
HSK 3
literature, culture, writing
過 guò pass, pass through, go across
飾 shì decorate, ornament, adorn; to deceive
非 fēi
HSK 2
not, negative, non-; oppose