- trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
Characters
- 欲 (慾): desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed
- 盖 (蓋): surname Ge
- 弥 (彌): full; to fill; completely; more
- 彰 (彰): clear; conspicuous; manifest
Resources
- Wiktionary: 欲盖弥彰
- MDBG: 欲盖弥彰
- Examples with 欲盖弥彰 on Tatoeba
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