遮遮掩掩 — Chinese idiom
遮遮掩掩
zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
Meaning
- to be secretive; to try to cover up
Character by character
- 遮zhēto cover, to protect, to shield
- 遮zhēto cover, to protect, to shield
- 掩yǎnto cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal;
- 掩yǎnto cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal;
Idioms sharing a character
- 东掩西遮 dōng yǎn xī zhē
- 遮天蔽日 zhē tiān bì rì
- 掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù
- 掩耳盗铃 yǎn ěr dào líng
- 掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì
- 瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú
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