圆谎 (圓謊)
yuán huǎng
Pinyin

Definition

圆谎 (圓謊)
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yuán huǎng
  1. to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear)
  2. to cover (for sb who has lied)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yuán
  1. 1 circle
  2. 2 round
  3. 3 circular
  4. 4 spherical
  5. 5 (of the moon) full
  6. 6 unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
  7. 7 tactful
  8. 8 to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
yuán mǎn
  1. 1 satisfactory
  2. 2 consummate
  3. 3 perfect
tuán yuán
  1. 1 to have a reunion
sā huǎng
  1. 1 to tell lies
tāng yuán
  1. 1 boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival

Idioms (9)

不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
  1. 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
  1. 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. velvet glove
弥天大谎
mí tiān dà huǎng
  1. 1 a pack of lies (idiom)
方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán záo
  1. 1 to put a square peg in a round hole
  2. 2 incompatible (idiom)