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添鹽加醋
tiān​yán​jiā​cù

to exaggerate

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

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

References

variant 添油加醋/添油加醋 → 添盐加醋/添鹽加醋
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