粵

矯giu2飾sik1

simp矫饰
giu2 sik1jiǎo shì

English

  1. to put on airs; to pretend sth is better than it is; affectation
  2. to dissemble; feign in order to conceal something
  3. to cover a mistake

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 掩飾錯誤

Examples

  • 真理的語言必定是樸實無華、毫無矯飾的。

    The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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