Concealing evil and promoting good

Concealing evil and promoting good

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ n è y á ngsh à n, which means to treat others, to conceal their evil, to claim their advantages. It comes from the posthumous title of baihutong written by Ban Gu of Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As predicate, attributive and object, it is used to admonish people and make a small difference from the originator. It is not the intention of a gentleman to write about people's evils, so that he is not a historian, but to conceal evils and promote good.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: concealing evil and promoting beauty, concealing evil and promoting good

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's Bai Hu Tong Shi (posthumous title of Bai Hu Tong) in Han Dynasty: "when the emperor collapsed, what was the posthumous title of the minister in the southern suburbs? Those who think that the justice of a man and a minister is to praise his monarch and to cover up the evil and promote the good. "

Idiom explanation

Refers to the treatment of others to conceal its evil, said to promote its benefits.