欲盖弥彰(yù gài mí zhāng): trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 欲蓋彌彰
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- yù gài mí zhāng
- Meaning
- trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 欲蓋彌彰
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 欲盖弥彰 — tap one to open its word page.
yù欲wàng望
HSK 7-9desire; longing; appetite; craving
yáo摇yáo摇yù欲zhuì坠
HSK 7-9tottering
qī七qíng情liù六yù欲
(idiom) various emotions and desires
shāng伤xīn心yù欲jué绝
(idiom) to be overcome with grief
lì利yù欲xūn熏xīn心
blinded by greed (idiom)
kǒu口fù腹zhī之yù欲
desire for good food
hū呼zhī之yù欲chū出
lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
pēn喷báo薄yù欲chū出
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
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