不打自招 (bù dǎ zì zhāo) | Meaning: to confess without being pressed | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.欲盖弥彰yù gài mí zhāng

(lit.) the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 by Jing Ke in 227 BC) (idiom) · (fig.) malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent图穷匕见tú qióng bǐ xiàn

to make a full confession; to plead guilty供认不讳gòng rèn bù huì

to confess招供zhāo gòng

to expose · to reveal · to lay bare · also pr. pù lù暴露bào lù

original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth原形毕露yuán xíng bì lù

to confess without being pressed · to make a confession without duress

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