yù gài mí zhāng

Traditional: 欲蓋彌彰

欲盖弥彰 (yù gài mí zhāng) is a Chinese word meaning “trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 欲盖弥彰

欲yù · desire盖gài · lid弥mí · full彰zhāng · clear

Related words

盖lid盖surname Ge膝盖knee欲desire欲to wish for弥补to complement欲望desire; longing; appetite; craving掩盖to conceal弥full弥brimming or overflowing覆盖to cover随心所欲(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases

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