Meaning of 欲盖弥彰
欲盖弥彰 means to try to cover up something bad only to make it more conspicuous; the more one tries to hide, the more one reveals. Pronounced yù gài mí zhāng.
- to try to cover up something bad only to make it more conspicuous; the more one tries to hide, the more one reveals
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shì试
tú图
yǎn掩
gài盖
cuò错
wù误
，
jié结
guǒ果
yù欲
gài盖
mí弥
zhāng彰
，
fǎn反
ér而
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
gèng更
duō多
rén人
de的
huái怀
yí疑
。
He tried to cover up his mistake, but the cover-up backfired and aroused even more suspicion.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
yuè越
shì是
shān删
gǎi改
，
yuè越
shì是
yù欲
gài盖
mí弥
zhāng彰
，
lù露
chū出
le了
zuò作
zhě者
de的
zhēn真
shí实
yì意
tú图
。
The more this article was edited and deleted, the more the attempted cover-up revealed the author's true intentions.
Miàn面
duì对
méi媒
tǐ体
de的
zhuī追
wèn问
，
tā他
shǎn闪
shuò烁
qí其
cí词
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yù欲
gài盖
mí弥
zhāng彰
。
Facing persistent questions from the media, his evasive answers were practically a dead giveaway.
Gōng公
sī司
shì试
tú图
yǐn隐
mán瞒
cái财
wù务
wèn问
tí题
，
dàn但
yù欲
gài盖
mí弥
zhāng彰
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
jiān监
guǎn管
bù部
mén门
chá查
chǔ处
。
The company tried to conceal its financial problems, but the attempted cover-up only exposed them more, leading to investigation by regulatory authorities.