conceal illness; hide one's faults
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to conceal one's illness; to hide one's faults or mistakes
literaryLiterally refers to hiding an illness; figuratively refers to covering up one's faults. Often used in formal or literary contexts, and is the root of the idiom 讳疾忌医.
Tā他
háo毫
bù不
huì讳
jí疾
，
zhǔ主
dòng动
chéng承
rèn认
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cuò错
wù误
。
He did not hide his faults at all and took the initiative to admit his mistakes.
Zuò做
rén人
yào要
tǎn坦
chéng诚
，
bù不
kě可
huì讳
jí疾
。
One should be honest and not hide one's faults.
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Bù不
zhī知
huì讳
jí疾
，
zhǐ只
huì会
ràng让
wèn问
tí题
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
yán严
zhòng重
。
Not knowing to conceal one's faults will only make the problem more and more serious.