tiān​yóu​jiā​cù

to embroider a story

  • created reference approved 添油加醋 → 加油添醋 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    添油加醋 tiān​yóu​jiā​cù

    加油添醋 jiā​yóu​tiān​cù

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  • created reference approved 添油加醋 → 加油加醋 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    添油加醋 tiān​yóu​jiā​cù

    加油加醋 jiā​yóu​jiā​cù

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  • created reference approved 添油加醋 → 添盐加醋/添鹽加醋 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    添油加醋 tiān​yóu​jiā​cù

    添盐加醋 / 添鹽加醋 tiān​yán​jiā​cù

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  • created reference approved 添油加醋 → 实事求是/實事求是 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    添油加醋 tiān​yóu​jiā​cù

    实事求是 / 實事求是 shí​shì​qiú​shì

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  • created reference approved 添油加醋 → 恰如其分 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    添油加醋 tiān​yóu​jiā​cù

    恰如其分 qià​rú​qí​fèn

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 添油加醋 · tiān​yóu​jiā​cù · to embroider a story — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    添油加醋

    tiān​yóu​jiā​cù

    to embroider a story

    (idiom) to add oil and vinegar; to embellish or exaggerate a story by adding unnecessary details or distorting the facts

    添 (literal) → 添 · tiān · to add 油 (literal) → 油 · yóu · oil 加 (literal) → 加 · jiā · to add 醋 (literal) → 醋 · cù · vinegar

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