添油加醋 — Chinese idiom
添油加醋
tiān yóu jiā cù
Meaning
- (lit.) to add oil and vinegar
- (fig.) to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc)
Character by character
- 添tiānto add, to append, to increase, to replenish
- 油yóuoil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
- 加jiāto add to, to increase, to augment
- 醋cùvinegar; jealousy, envy
Idioms sharing a character
- 如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì
- 添砖加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
- 画蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú
- 锦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā
- 柴米油盐 chái mǐ yóu yán
- 油光可鉴 yóu guāng kě jiàn
- 油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng
- 油盐不进 yóu yán bù jìn
- 油盐酱醋 yóu yán jiàng cù
- 滚油煎心 gǔn yóu jiān xīn
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