隱惡揚善

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Chinese

secret; hidden; concealed
evil; to hate; to loathe
evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated
 
hurl; to raise; to scatter good
trad. (隱惡揚善)
simp. (隐恶扬善)

Etymology

From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites:

:「大知好問隱惡揚善兩端以為!」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
:「大知好问隐恶扬善两端以为!」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐ yuē: “Shùn qí dàzhī yě yú! Shùn hàowèn ér hào chá ěryán, yǐn è ér yáng shàn, zhí qí liǎngduān, yòng qí zhōng yú mín, qí sī yǐwèi Shùn hū!”
The Master said, "There was Shun: He indeed was greatly wise! 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. He took hold of their two extremes, determined the Mean, and employed it in his government of the people. It was by this that he was Shun!"

Pronunciation


Idiom

隱惡揚善

  1. to conceal someone's faults and praise their merits