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欲盖弥章
yù​gài​mí​zhāng

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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

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  • 欲盖弥彰 yù​gài​mí​zhāng
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