瑕不掩瑜

Chinese

		blemish; flaw in jade	not; no	cover up; to surprise	excellence; luster of gems
simp. and trad. (瑕不掩瑜)		瑕	不	掩	瑜
Literally: “a blemish does not obscure jade's luster”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiábùyǎnyú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁴ bat¹ jim² jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiábùyǎnyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyabuyeanyu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siábùyǎnyú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjä³⁵ pu⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁴ bat¹ jim² jyu⁴
  - Yale: hàh bāt yím yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁴ bat⁷ jim² jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁴ bed¹ yim² yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /häː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiːm³⁵ jyː²¹/

Idiom

瑕不掩瑜

small defects cannot obscure the great virtues; the pros outweigh the cons

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