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添
油
加
醋
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Jyutping
tim1 jau4 gaa1 cou3
Pinyin
tiān yóu jiā cù
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. to add oil and vinegar
fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
to add color and emphasis to (a narration); to exaggerate
(syn.) 加油添醬, 生枝生箬, 添湯落火, 添油兒加醋, 添枝加葉, 有枝兒添葉兒, 添湯落汁, 加花添草, 添油加醬, 添油添醋, 添油添鹽, 添枝加箬, 添枝接葉, 添油加醋, 加油加醋, 有枝添葉, 加油添醋, 添跤添手, 加鹽加醋
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)