欲juk6蓋goi3彌nei4彰zoeng1

simp欲盖弥彰

juk6 goi3 nei4 zoeng1juk6 koi3 nei4 zoeng1yù gài mí zhāng

English

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
to fail to hide something and display it more obviously

粵語 — Cantonese

嘗試遮掩某件事，點知更加明顯地暴露出來

Examples

佢欲蓋彌彰，令到大家可以肯定兇手就係佢。
His attempts to conceal his guilt only draw more suspicion, making everyone believe he is the murderer.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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