圆谎 (圓謊)
yuán huǎng
Pinyin
Definition
圆谎 (圓謊)
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- to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear)
- to cover (for sb who has lied)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 circle
- 2 round
- 3 circular
- 4 spherical
- 5 (of the moon) full
- 6 unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
- 7 tactful
- 8 to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- 1 satisfactory
- 2 consummate
- 3 perfect
- 1 to have a reunion
- 1 to tell lies
- 1 boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
Idioms (9)
不以规矩,不能成方圆
- 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
功德圆满
- 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
外圆内方
- 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
- 2 fig. velvet glove
弥天大谎
- 1 a pack of lies (idiom)
方枘圆凿
- 1 to put a square peg in a round hole
- 2 incompatible (idiom)