"隱惡揚善" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "The Master said, \"There was Shun: He indeed was greatly wise! Shun loved to question others, and to study their words, though they might be shallow. He concealed what was bad in them and displayed what was good. He took hold of their two extremes, determined the Mean, and employed it in his government of the people. It was by this that he was Shun!\"",
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      "ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
      "roman": "Zǐ yuē: “Shùn qí dàzhī yě yú! Shùn hàowèn ér hào chá ěryán, yǐn è ér yáng shàn, zhí qí liǎngduān, yòng qí zhōng yú mín, qí sī yǐwèi Shùn hū!”",
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      "text": "子曰：「舜其大知也與！舜好問而好察邇言，隱惡而揚善，執其兩端，用其中於民，其斯以為舜乎！」",
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      "english": "The Master said, \"There was Shun: He indeed was greatly wise! Shun loved to question others, and to study their words, though they might be shallow. He concealed what was bad in them and displayed what was good. He took hold of their two extremes, determined the Mean, and employed it in his government of the people. It was by this that he was Shun!\"",
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      "roman": "Zǐ yuē: “Shùn qí dàzhī yě yú! Shùn hàowèn ér hào chá ěryán, yǐn è ér yáng shàn, zhí qí liǎngduān, yòng qí zhōng yú mín, qí sī yǐwèi Shùn hū!”",
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      "text": "子曰：「舜其大知也与！舜好问而好察迩言，隐恶而扬善，执其两端，用其中于民，其斯以为舜乎！」",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites",
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      "zh-pron": "yǐn'èyángshàn"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄣˇ ㄜˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄢˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "jan² ok³ joeng⁴ sin⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "yǐn'èyángshàn"
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      "zh-pron": "yǐn-èyángshàn"
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      "zh-pron": "yin³-o⁴-yang²-shan⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "yiinehyangshann"
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      "zh-pron": "иньэяншань"
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      "zh-pron": "inʹejanšanʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "yán ok yèuhng sihn"
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      "zh-pron": "jan² ok⁸ joeng⁴ sin⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "yen² og³ yêng⁴ xin⁶"
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      "ipa": "/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/jɐn³⁵ ɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²¹ siːn²²/"
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      "english": "The Master said, \"There was Shun: He indeed was greatly wise! Shun loved to question others, and to study their words, though they might be shallow. He concealed what was bad in them and displayed what was good. He took hold of their two extremes, determined the Mean, and employed it in his government of the people. It was by this that he was Shun!\"",
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      "roman": "Zǐ yuē: “Shùn qí dàzhī yě yú! Shùn hàowèn ér hào chá ěryán, yǐn è ér yáng shàn, zhí qí liǎngduān, yòng qí zhōng yú mín, qí sī yǐwèi Shùn hū!”",
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      "text": "子曰：「舜其大知也與！舜好問而好察邇言，隱惡而揚善，執其兩端，用其中於民，其斯以為舜乎！」",
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      "roman": "Zǐ yuē: “Shùn qí dàzhī yě yú! Shùn hàowèn ér hào chá ěryán, yǐn è ér yáng shàn, zhí qí liǎngduān, yòng qí zhōng yú mín, qí sī yǐwèi Shùn hū!”",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "子曰：「舜其大知也与！舜好问而好察迩言，隐恶而扬善，执其两端，用其中于民，其斯以为舜乎！」",
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      "zh-pron": "иньэяншань"
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      "zh-pron": "inʹejanšanʹ"
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