欲蓋彌章
yù​gài​mí​zhāng

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous

  • created sense approved 欲盖弥章/欲蓋彌章 · yù​gài​mí​zhāng · trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    欲盖弥章 / 欲蓋彌章

    yù​gài​mí​zhāng

    trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous

    (variant form) to make a cover-up that only makes the truth more evident; the more one tries to hide a mistake, the more it is revealed

    欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · to want 盖 (literal) → 盖/蓋 · gài · to cover 弥 (literal) → 弥/彌 · mí · [more] 章 (literal) → 章 · zhāng · make known

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