遮遮掩掩 — Chinese idiom

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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