越描越黑 — yue4 miao2 yue4 hei1 — Chinese Dictionary

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yue⁴ miao² yue⁴ hei¹

lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get/fig. to only make matters worse

Usage•••frequent

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As word

1

yue⁴

lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get/fig. to only make matters worse

2

miao²

lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get/fig. to only make matters worse

3

yue⁴

lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get/fig. to only make matters worse

4

hei¹

lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get/fig. to only make matters worse