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- to cover up; to conceal
- to close (a door, book etc)
- (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid
- (literary) to launch a surprise attack
Trad. 虛掩
- to partially obscure
- (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked
- (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned
- to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
- lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster
- the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
- to fool people (idiom)
- to pull the wool over people's eyes
Trad. 掩耳盜鈴
- lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
- to deceive oneself
- to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
- to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
Trad. 東掩西遮
- to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
Trad. 兵來將擋,水來土掩
- counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
