Make up one's faults

Make up one's faults

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ì f ē iy ǎ nggu ò, which means whitewash mistakes and cultivate faults. It comes from the second chapter of the general theory of Dharma.

Idiom explanation

Whitewash mistakes and cultivate faults. It is the same as "feigning wrongs".

The origin of Idioms

Ye Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote in the second chapter of the general treatise on the law: "those who stand out and see for themselves still have their own intention of being a country, so that they have no intention of making mistakes."

Analysis of Idioms

Near synonym: Feifei suiguo

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, object, attribute, etc