欲蓋彌彰 — yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1 — Chinese Dictionary

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欲

蓋

彌

彰

欲

蓋

彌

彰

Definitions4 characters

yu⁴ gai⁴ mi² zhang¹

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

欲

蓋

彌

彰

As word

1

yu⁴

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

2

gai⁴

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

3

mi²

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

4

zhang¹

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