欲盖弥彰

yùgàimízhāng

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

Traditional 欲蓋彌彰

Meaning

yùgàimízhāngyu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1
  1. trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

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