created reference approved 添枝加叶/添枝加葉 → 添油加醋 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
添枝加叶 / 添枝加葉 tiānzhījiāyè
添油加醋 tiānyóujiācù
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 添枝加叶/添枝加葉 → 添枝接叶/添枝接葉 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
添枝加叶 / 添枝加葉 tiānzhījiāyè
添枝接叶 / 添枝接葉 tiānzhījiēyè
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 添枝加叶/添枝加葉 → 有枝添叶/有枝添葉 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
添枝加叶 / 添枝加葉 tiānzhījiāyè
有枝添叶 / 有枝添葉 yǒuzhītiānyè
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 添枝加叶/添枝加葉 · tiānzhījiāyè · to embellish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
添枝加叶 / 添枝加葉
tiānzhījiāyè
to embellish
to add unnecessary details or exaggerate a story, literally meaning "adding branches and leaves"
添 (literal) → 添 · tiān · to add 枝 (literal) → 枝 · zhī · branch 加 (literal) → 加 · jiā · to add 叶 (literal) → 叶/葉 · yè · leaf
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition