smooth over a fault
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ù Gu ò sh ì f ē I, which means to cover up mistakes and mistakes in decoration. It comes from the biography of he Lu in the draft of Qing history.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Heshu in the draft of Qing history, "Heshu's rate is not true, he denounces and protects his faults, and he is dismissed from his post."
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate, object, or attribute
smooth over a fault
dream of being a successful writer - mèng bǐ shēng huā
the real intention is revealed in the end - tú qióng bǐ xiàn
pay no attention to another's advice - yǐ guī wéi tiàn
The power of nine oxen and two tigers - jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
In his old age, the martyrs were full of ambition - liè shì mù nián,zhuàng xīn bù yǐ
All water and all mountains are poor - shuǐ jìn shān qióng