隱惡揚(yáng)善yǐn è yáng shànconceal (/hide) sb’s faults (/wrongdoings) and praise his good points(/deeds); conceal what is bad in sb and display what is good; cover up sb’s faults and publicize his merits
? 舜好問，而好察邇言，隱惡而揚(yáng)善。(《禮記·中庸》)Shun loved to question others,and to study their words,though they might be shallow. He concealed what was bad in them,and displayed what was good. 隱惡揚(yáng)善yǐn è yánɡ shàn隱：隱瞞；揚(yáng)：宣揚(yáng)。把他人的錯(cuò)誤隱藏起來，避而不談，而只對(duì)他人的好處或優(yōu)點(diǎn)大加宣揚(yáng)。cover up sb.’s faults and publicize his merits, hide sb.’s evil deeds and praise his good ones |