Repeated merits and demerits

Repeated merits and demerits

Li è g ō NGF ù guॸ, a Chinese idiom, means to list merits and cover up faults. It comes from the biography of Chen Tang in the history of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

List merits and cover up faults.

The origin of Idioms

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Gu's biography of Chen Tang in the history of Han Dynasty: "words are more powerful and hardworking than uncle Fang and Jifu, while a series of merits and demerits are better than Qi Huan and Er Shi."

Idiom usage

Serial verb; predicate; derogatory