加枝添叶 — “Add branches and leaves”
加枝添叶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to embellish a story, adding extra details or exaggerations that may not be true; to embroider a narrative”. Literally, “add branches and leaves”.
加枝添叶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
加枝添叶 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 加
- jiā加rén人yī一děng等to be superior to others
- jiā加jiǎn减chéng乘chú除the four basic arithmetic operations
- jiā加yè叶tiān添zhī枝embellish a story with extra details
- jiā加guān官jìn晋jué爵to be promoted to higher official ranks
- jiā加guān官jìn进wèi位get promoted to a higher official position
- jiā加guān官jìn进jué爵gain promotion and higher rank
- jiā加guān官jìn进lù禄gain promotion and advancement
- jiā加yóu油jiā加cù醋exaggerate or embellish a story
- jiā加yóu油tiān添jiàng酱exaggerate or embellish a story
- jiā加yóu油tiān添cù醋embellish a story with extra details
- jiā加xù绪hán含róng容achieve more and cultivate magnanimity
- jiā加xī膝zhuì坠quán泉Capricious favoritism or dismissal
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What does 加枝添叶 mean?
加枝添叶 (jiā zhī tiān yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to embellish a story, adding extra details or exaggerations that may not be true; to embroider a narrative”.
How do you pronounce 加枝添叶?
加枝添叶 is pronounced jiā zhī tiān yè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 加枝添叶 literally mean?
Literally, 加枝添叶 means “add branches and leaves”. It is used to mean “to embellish a story, adding extra details or exaggerations that may not be true; to embroider a narrative”.
What is the Chinese definition of 加枝添叶?
在叙事或转述时，于主要事件外，添上原来没有的内容。