present a false appearance of peace and prosperity
Whitewash Taiping, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f à NSH à t à IP í ng, which means to cover up the dark and chaotic situation of society as a picture of Taiping. From the book of the emperor again.
Idiom explanation
Whitewash: finish the surface.
The origin of Idioms
Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote in the book of the emperor again: "there is no other reason for righteousness. It's impossible to deceive the whole world by adding ornaments to songs."
Idiom usage
The verb object type is used as predicate and attributive. It has a derogatory meaning and means to cheat. People with responsibilities are forgivable because they have reasons to be numb. Wen Yiduo's "terrible calmness": if there is a problem, we should find a way to solve it. Don't make false appearances.
present a false appearance of peace and prosperity
act in undue confidence of one 's own ability and look down upon others - shì cái ào wù
willing to help but unable to do so - ài mò néng zhù
maintain an old acquaintanceship having no real understanding with each other - bái tóu rú xīn