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欲盖弥彰yù gài mí zhāngattempts to gloss things over can only result in making them more con spicuous; one exposes oneself unwittingly while trying to cover up his tricks; protest too much;rubbing only makes the smudges darker;the harder one tries to conceal a thing,the more it attracts attention (/becomes conspicuous);the more one tries to hide,the more one exposes oneself
❍ 这正如中国成语所说的： 做贼心虚，～。As the Chinese saying goes: A thief has a guilty conscience; the more he tries to hide,the more he exposes himself.
❍ 或求名而不得，或欲盖而名章，惩不义也。(《左传·昭三十一年》)Some seek to have their name famous,and cannot get it; some wish to have their name concealed,and it is displayed；—it is a warning against unrighteousness. 欲盖弥彰yu gai mi zhangthe more one tries to hide,the more one is exposed 欲盖弥彰the more one tries to hide,the more one is exposed;try to cover up a misdeed only to make it more conspicuous;the more concealed,the more conspicuous;the harder one tries to conceal a thing,the more it attracts attention 欲盖弥彰yù ɡài mí zhānɡ盖：掩盖，遮掩；弥：更加；彰：明显。想要掩盖坏事的真相，结果暴露得更加明显。try to hide a mistake, only to make it more conspicuous, Attempts to glass thing over can only result in-making them more conspicuous. |