Meaning of 有枝添叶
有枝添叶 means to embellish a story; to add fantastic details; to exaggerate when narrating. Pronounced tiān zhī jiā yè.
- to embellish a story; to add fantastic details; to exaggerate when narrating
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
ài爱
tiān添
zhī枝
jiā加
yè叶
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
bù不
néng能
quán全
xìn信
。
He always embellishes when he speaks, so you can't believe everything he says.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
dào道
tiān添
zhī枝
jiā加
yè叶
de地
xuàn渲
rǎn染
le了
shì事
jiàn件
de的
yán严
zhòng重
xìng性
。
This report exaggerated the severity of the incident with added embellishments.
Nǐ你
bǎ把
shì事
shí实
jiǎng讲
qīng清
chǔ楚
jiù就
xíng行
，
bù不
yào要
tiān添
zhī枝
jiā加
yè叶
。
Just state the facts clearly; don't add any embellishments.