添盐加醋
tiān​yán​jiā​cù

to exaggerate

  • created sense approved 添盐加醋/添鹽加醋 · tiān​yán​jiā​cù · to exaggerate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    添盐加醋 / 添鹽加醋

    tiān​yán​jiā​cù

    to exaggerate

    to add color and emphasis to a story or description in order to make it more sensational; (variant form) to embroider a story

    添 (literal) → 添 · tiān · to add 盐 (literal) → 盐/鹽 · yán · table salt 加 (literal) → 加 · jiā · to add 醋 (literal) → 醋 · cù · vinegar

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

    created sense