东掩西遮

Traditional: 東掩西遮

dōng yǎn xī zhē

Dictionary entry

to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)

What does 东掩西遮 mean?

东掩西遮 (dōng yǎn xī zhē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)

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东Dōngsurname Dong 掩yǎnto cover up; to conceal · to close (a door, book etc)西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]遮zhēto cover up (a shortcoming) · to screen off

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东掩西遮

dōng yǎn xī zhē

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