Meaning of 添油加醋
添油加醋 means to embellish a story with exaggeration; to add unnecessary dramatic details when recounting something. Pronounced tiān yóu jiā cù.
- to embellish a story with exaggeration; to add unnecessary dramatic details when recounting something
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
jiǎng讲
gù故
shi事
zǒng总
ài爱
tiān添
yóu油
jiā加
cù醋
，
bǎ把
xiǎo小
shì事
shuō说
de得
tiān天
huā花
luàn乱
zhuì坠
。
He always loves to embellish when telling stories, turning trivial matters into spectacular tales.
Shì事
shí实
bèi被
tiān添
yóu油
jiā加
cù醋
de地
chuán传
de得
miàn面
mù目
quán全
fēi非
。
The facts were passed on with so much embellishment that they became completely unrecognizable.
Nǐ你
bié别
tiān添
yóu油
jiā加
cù醋
le了
，
rú如
shí实
shuō说
dāng当
shí时
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
jiù就
hǎo好
。
Don't add any embellishments; just describe what happened at the time as it actually was.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
dào道
duì对
shì事
jiàn件
tiān添
yóu油
jiā加
cù醋
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
hěn很
dà大
zhēng争
yì议
。
This report added sensational details to the incident, causing significant controversy.
Relations
Measure Words
个/ gè