愈描愈黑
yù​miáo​yù​hēi

to only make matters worse

  1. 愈 yù adverb
    more
    The more... the more...; more; used to indicate that a degree increases as something else develops; more common in formal writing than 越 yuè
  2. 描 miáo
    to touch up
    To repeat strokes while painting or writing to darken the color or change the shape, such as retouching a drawing or applying makeup.
  3. 愈 yù adverb
    more
    The more... the more...; more; used to indicate that a degree increases as something else develops; more common in formal writing than 越 yuè
  4. 黑 hēi adjective
    black
    the color of coal or ink; opposite of 白 bái