embellish a story; exaggerate; add unnecessary details
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to embellish a story when narrating; to add extraneous details; to exaggerate for effect
Often carries a slightly negative connotation of exaggeration or fabrication. Commonly used with '地' as an adverbial phrase. Also said as 添油加醋.
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.
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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.