粉飾太平

Chinese

		to paint over with whitewash so as to brighten up a wall or fence; to cover over errors or bad actions; to whitewash	peaceful and tranquil; peace and tranquility
trad. (粉飾太平)		粉飾	太平
simp. (粉饰太平)		粉饰	太平

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fěnshìtàipíng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fan² sik¹ taai³ ping⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fěnshìtàipíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fěnshìhtàipíng
  - Wade–Giles: fên³-shih⁴-tʻai⁴-pʻing²
  - Yale: fěn-shr̀-tài-píng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feenshyhtaypyng
  - Palladius: фэньшитайпин (fɛnʹšitajpin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fan² sik¹ taai³ ping⁴
  - Yale: fán sīk taai pìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fan² sik⁷ taai³ ping⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fen² xig¹ tai³ ping⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn³⁵ sɪk̚⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

粉飾太平

to present a false picture of peace and cover up the ongoing turmoil in society

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