遮醜 [－丑]

Jyutping ze1 cau2
Pinyin zhē chǒu

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to hide one's shame; to cover up one's defects
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    隱藏​缺點
    to conceal one's defect
    • 佢唱歌唱到五音不全噉，唯有以笑遮醜。
      佢唱歌唱到五音不全噉，唯有以笑遮丑。
      keoi5 coeng3 go1 coeng3 dou3 ng5 jam1 bat1 cyun4 gam2, wai4 jau5 ji5 siu3 ze1 cau2.
      His singing is bad because he is tone deaf, so he can only smile to conceal his defect.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to hide one's blemish
  2. verb, figuratively
    to hide one's shame; to whitewash
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢唱歌唱到五音不全噉，唯有以笑遮丑。
    佢唱歌唱到五音不全噉，唯有以笑遮醜。
    keoi5 coeng3 go1 coeng3 dou3 ng5 jam1 bat1 cyun4 gam2, wai4 jau5 ji5 siu3 ze1 cau2.
    • His singing is bad because he is tone deaf, so he can only smile to conceal his defect.