欲盖弥彰

yùgàimízhāng

the more one tries to hide, the more one is exposed; try to cover up a misdeed, only to make it more conspicuous; protest too much

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the more what one tries to hide the more it exposed

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the more what one tries to hide,the more it exposed

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yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1

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

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欲盖弥彰

yù gài mí zhāng

The more one tries to hide, the more one is exposed.; He who excuses himself accuses himself.; One exposes oneself unwittingly while trying to cover up his tricks.; The harder one tries to conceal a thing, the more it attracts attention.; The more concealed, the more conspicuous.; try to cover up a misdeed, only to make it more conspicuous

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欲蓋彌彰|欲盖弥彰 [yù gài mí zhāng] ► trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.