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欲盖弥彰

yù gài mí zhāng

4-character word Traditional 欲蓋彌彰

What 欲盖弥彰 means

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

The characters in 欲盖弥彰

• 欲yùdesire; appetite; passion
• 盖gàilid; top; cover
• 弥mífull; to fill; completely
• 彰zhāngclear; conspicuous; manifest

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