created sense approved 愈描愈黑 · yùmiáoyùhēi · to only make matters worse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
愈描愈黑
yùmiáoyùhēi
to only make matters worse
Literally "the more one touches things up, the darker they get"; to make a situation worse by trying to explain or justify it.
愈 (literal) → 愈 · yù · more 描 (literal) → 描 · miáo · to touch up 愈 (literal) → 愈 · yù · more 黑 (literal) → 黑 · hēi · black
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