Meaning of 添枝加叶
添枝加叶 means to embellish a story when narrating; to add extraneous details; to exaggerate for effect. Pronounced tiān zhī jiā yè.
- to embellish a story when narrating; to add extraneous details; to exaggerate for effect
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
tiān添
zhī枝
jiā加
yè叶
de地
jiǎng讲
shù述
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mào冒
xiǎn险
jīng经
lì历
。
He likes to embellish his adventure stories when telling them.
Zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
jīng经
tā他
tiān添
zhī枝
jiā加
yè叶
hòu后
，
biàn变
de得
miàn面
mù目
quán全
fēi非
。
After he added unnecessary details to the news, it became completely unrecognizable.
Qǐng请
nǐ你
shí实
shì事
qiú求
shì是
de地
shuō说
，
bú不
yào要
tiān添
zhī枝
jiā加
yè叶
。
Please speak realistically and don't add extraneous details.
Bào报
gào告
yào要
kè客
guān观
zhēn真
shí实
，
qiè切
jì忌
tiān添
zhī枝
jiā加
yè叶
、
kuā夸
dà大
qí其
cí词
。
Reports should be objective and truthful; strictly avoid embellishment and exaggeration.