First, the slight defects of white jade
Description: There are some small spots on the white jade. For example, a good person or thing has some minor shortcomings and fly in the ointment.
From: Preface to Tao Yuanming's Collection by the Southern Dynasties children: "White jade is slightly flawed, but it is idle in poetry."
Example: Our achievements are the main ones. Even if there are some minor faults in our work, they are only minor flaws in the white jade.
Second, flaws don't cover up Yu.
Explanation: defect: the spot on the jade, which is a metaphor for shortcomings; Cover: cover; Jade: the luster of beautiful jade is a metaphor for its advantages. Metaphor shortcomings can't hide advantages, shortcomings are secondary, and advantages are primary.
Said by: The Book of Rites of Han Dynasty: "Defects do not cover up Yu, Yu does not cover up defects, and loyalty is also."
Example: Although the structure of this picture is somewhat limited, it is still a masterpiece.
Iii. Meet each other at shortcomings [XiáyúhüJiàn]
Description: see: through "now", appear. Metaphor has both advantages and disadvantages.
From: Qing Ping is unclear, Volume 7: Sheng An Paper, the disadvantages are different. "
Example: Although this novel has some shortcomings, it cannot be completely denied. It can be said that there are shortcomings and differences.
Fourth, yoga does not cover up flaws.
Interpretation: jade: the brilliance of jade, metaphorical advantages; Defect: a spot on a jade, figuratively speaking, a defect. Metaphorical advantages can't cover up shortcomings.
From: Han's Book of Rites: "Defects don't cover up Yu, and Yu doesn't cover up defects."
Wang Qiang is a good comrade at work and a good husband at home, but his vanity is really unacceptable.
Five, yoga is flawless [yú bī yù n xi á]
Interpretation: jade: the brilliance of jade, metaphorical advantages; Defect: a spot on a jade, figuratively speaking, a defect. The original refers to the nature of jade, beauty and evil do not hide each other, while the latter refers to advantages that cannot hide shortcomings.
From: The Book of Rites Bride's Gift in Han Dynasty "Jade is not defective". Zheng Xuan's Note: "Flaw is also a disease of jade. Jade, beauty is in it. "
Example: No matter how good a person is, his moral character is not good, that is, he has no flaws.