欲蓋彌彰

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build	full; to fill	manifest
trad. (欲蓋彌彰)		欲	蓋	彌	彰
simp. (欲盖弥彰)		欲	盖	弥	彰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùgàimízhāng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄓㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ koi³ nei⁴ zoeng¹
Min Nan (POJ): io̍k-kài-mí-chiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùgàimízhāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄓㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwgaymijang
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹ mi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ koi³ nei⁴ zoeng¹
  - Yale: yuhk koi nèih jēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ koi³ nei⁴ dzoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ koi³ néi⁴ zêng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² kʰɔːy̯³³ nei̯²¹ t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io̍k-kài-mí-chiong
  - Tâi-lô: io̍k-kài-mí-tsiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iogkaemyciofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɔk̚⁴⁻³² kaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔk̚²⁴⁻²² kaɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɔk̚⁴⁻³² kaɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔk̚⁴⁻³² kaɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

欲蓋彌彰

to attempt to cover up the truth but the truth becomes more apparent or further exposed

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