Definition
瑕 is a bound morpheme (不成词语素) that means 'flaw' or 'blemish', originally referring to spots on jade. It almost always appears in compound words or idioms, such as 瑕疵 (flaw/shortcoming) and 瑕不掩瑜 (one flaw cannot obscure the jade's luster — used metaphorically for 'the good outweighs the bad'). You won't encounter 瑕 standing alone in modern Chinese; treat it as a high-register literary component.
b.f.
(bound form) flawblemishdefect
Examples
- 。Zhè jiàn yīfu yǒu xiē xiǎoxiǎo de xiá cī.This piece of clothing has some minor flaws.
- ，瑕。Rén wú wánrén, xiá bù yǎn yú.No one is perfect; one flaw doesn't ruin the whole.
- 。Tā de yǎnjì wánměi wú xiá.Her acting is flawless / perfect without a blemish.
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