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欲蓋彌彰

简欲盖弥彰 · 繁欲蓋彌彰

Mandarin · pinyin yù gài mí zhāng

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

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4–4–2–1 · yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1

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juk6 goi3 nei4 zoeng1

Cantonese word readings for 欲蓋彌彰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

juk6 goi3 nei4 zoeng1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to attempt to cover up the truth but the truth becomes more apparent or further exposed