a slight blemish

a slight blemish

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á iy ù w ē IXI á, which means there are some small spots on the white jade. It means that a good person or thing has some small defects. From preface to Tao Yuanming's collection.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: not perfect in beauty [antonym]: white jade without blemish

Idiom usage

As an object or attributive

The origin of Idioms

In the preface to the collection of Tao Yuanming by Liang Xiaotong in the Southern Dynasty, it is said that "the only flaw in Bai Bi is in the ode of leisure."