越描越黑

yuè miáo yuè hēi

Dictionary entry

lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get

What does 越描越黑 mean?

越描越黑 (yuè miáo yuè hēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get

2fig. to only make matters worse

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越Yuègeneric word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods · abbr. for Vietnam 越南描miáoto depict · to trace (a drawing)黑Hēishort name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]

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越描越黑

yuè miáo yuè hēi

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