欲盖弥彰 in English yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

欲 盖 弥 彰

Traditional Characters

欲 蓋 彌 彰

Pinyin

yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

欲yu4desire 盖gai4surname Ge 弥mi2full 彰zhang1clear