添枝接叶
tiān​zhī​jiē​yè

to embellish

  • created sense approved 添枝接叶/添枝接葉 · tiān​zhī​jiē​yè · to embellish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    添枝接叶 / 添枝接葉

    tiān​zhī​jiē​yè

    to embellish

    to add branches and leaves; to embroider or add unnecessary details to a story or description to make it more interesting

    添枝接葉

    添 (literal) → 添 · tiān · to add 枝 (literal) → 枝 · zhī · branch 接 (literal) → 接 · jiē · to connect 叶 (literal) → 叶/葉 · yè · leaf

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense