Entry东dōng掩yǎn西xī遮zhēto cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)trad. 東掩西遮Also written 東掩西遮【dōng yǎn xī zhē】Copy Listen Explore
东ReplayHide orderStrokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0surname DongPinyinDōngTraditional東Strokes5Frequency5663 of 2500Words starting with 东Words ending in 东Anywhere in a word
掩ReplayHide orderStrokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0to 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 attackPinyinyǎnStrokes11Frequency36628 of 2500Words starting with 掩Words ending in 掩Anywhere in a word
西ReplayHide orderStrokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0the West, abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2], SpanishPinyinXīStrokes6Frequency2156 of 2500Words starting with 西Words ending in 西Anywhere in a word
遮ReplayHide orderStrokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0to cover up (a shortcoming), to screen off, to hide, to concealPinyinzhēStrokes14Frequency28527 of 2500Words starting with 遮Words ending in 遮Anywhere in a word