隐恶扬善 meaning in Chinese
conceal the faults of others and praise their good points; conceal one's wickedness and boast of one's goodness; conceal what is evil and publish what is good; cover one's faults and extol one's virtues; cover up sb.'s faults and publicize his merits; hide sb.'s wrongdoing and praise his good deeds; hide the evil and make known the good deeds of sb.; overlook sb.'s faults and dwell more on his good points
Examples
- Maintaining an open forum for studies , with no restrictions on their types , forms or subjects , and least of all insisting on hagiographies . we do not claim to have found the perfect balance for such an endeavour , knowing very well that there is still much room for improvement . last but not least , our most grateful thanks to each and everyone who has contributed to the book
在编辑国泰故事和本书时，一直都抱两个宗旨：一尽量为研究者提供一些基本上比较准确的资料二为作者们提供一个比较开放的园地，容纳不同类型的论述，而不拘泥于一种形式，对于研究的对象，当然也不会只是隐恶扬善，歌功颂德。