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the harder one tries to cover up/conceal a wrongdoing, the more conspicuous it becomes; try to cover up something but in so doing make it more obvious

Word usage

yù gài mí zhāng

欲 盖 弥 彰

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derogthe harder one tries to cover up/conceal a wrongdoing, the more conspicuous it becomes; try to cover up something but in so doing make it more obvious
- rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng yòng zhē xiū bù yǎn gài nǐ de zuì xíng nà zhǐ néng shì yù gài mí zhāng
  如果你想用遮羞布掩盖你的罪行，那只能是欲盖弥彰。
  If you try to cover up your misdeed with a fig leaf, you will only make it more conspicuous.
- zhè zhǒng zì bēi qíng jié ràng ǎi gè zi nán ren guò fèn jī jìn yù gài mí zhāng
  这种自卑情结让矮个子男人过分激进，欲盖弥彰。
  That's an inferiority complex where short men overcompensate by being aggressive.

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"彰" cannot be written as "张".

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