yǐn
è
yáng
shàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 隐恶扬善

隐恶扬善 means to conceal others' faults and praise their virtues; to hide the bad and highlight the good. Pronounced yǐn è yáng shàn.

  • to conceal others' faults and praise their virtues; to hide the bad and highlight the good

Definitions & Examples

men
yīng
gāi
xué
huì
yǐn
è
yáng
shàn
 
duō
kàn
bié
rén
de
yōu
diǎn
 

We should learn to conceal faults and praise virtues, looking more at others' strengths.

rén
chàng
yǐn
è
yáng
shàn
 
zhè
shì
zhǒng
kuān
róng
de
chǔ
shì
tài
 

The ancients advocated concealing the bad and highlighting the good; this is a tolerant attitude toward life.

wéi
rén
hòu
dao
 
zǒng
shì
yǐn
è
yáng
shàn
 
cóng
bèi
hòu
shuō
rén
huài
huà
 

He is kind and honest, always concealing others' faults and praising their virtues, never speaking ill of people behind their backs.

Zài
tuán
duì
guǎn
zhōng
 
yǐn
è
yáng
shàn
wǎng
wǎng
néng
yuán
gōng
de
xìng
 

In team management, concealing faults and praising virtues can often stimulate employees' enthusiasm.