越描越黑 in English yue4 miao2 yue4 hei1 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) the more you touch things up, the darker they get
• metaphorically to only make matters worse

Pinyin

yue4 miao2 yue4 hei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

越yue4generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 描miao2to depict 越yue4generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 黑hei1abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]