添枝增叶 — “Add branches and leaves; add twigs and leaves”
添枝增叶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to embellish a story or report with additional, often unnecessary or exaggerated details; to add continuous embellishments”. Literally, “add branches and leaves; add twigs and leaves”.
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What does 添枝增叶 mean?
添枝增叶 (tiān zhī zēng yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to embellish a story or report with additional, often unnecessary or exaggerated details; to add continuous embellishments”.
How do you pronounce 添枝增叶?
添枝增叶 is pronounced tiān zhī zēng yè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 添枝增叶 literally mean?
Literally, 添枝增叶 means “add branches and leaves; add twigs and leaves”. It is used to mean “to embellish a story or report with additional, often unnecessary or exaggerated details; to add continuous embellishments”.
What is the Chinese definition of 添枝增叶?
比喻接连不断地附加。同“添枝接叶”。