雉尾藏

zhìwěicáng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to hide imperfectly; to conceal so poorly that part is still exposed

Examples

Tā xiǎng yǐnmán zhēnxiàng, jiéguǒ zhìwěicáng, pòzhàn bǎi chū.
He tried to cover the truth, but it was a pheasant-tail hide — flaws everywhere.
Zhè zhǒng xiǎo bǎxì shì zhìwěicáng, zěnme mán de guòqù?
A trick this small is like a pheasant with its tail sticking out — how can it possibly stay hidden?

Tips

memory
A pheasant with its head ducked down still leaves that long tail in plain view. A neat image for someone who 'hides' in a way that leaves the evidence poking out.

Stroke Order

zhì
wěi
cáng