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欲蓋彌彰 (juk6 koi3 nei4 zoeng1) — the harder you try to conceal sth. the more obvious it becomes in Cantonese

jukˍ₆欲koi˗₃蓋neiˎ₄彌zoengˉ¹彰
简 欲盖弥彰
Mandarin Pinyin: yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1

Meaning of 欲蓋彌彰

nounthe harder you try to conceal sth. the more obvious it becomes

Characters in 欲蓋彌彰

欲juk6
want; wish; hope; desire
蓋goi3
affix; impress; imprint; stamp
彌nei4
full; overflowing; pervasive | [variant] 瀰
彰zoeng1
make known; advocate; commend

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