越描越黑

yuè miáo yuè hēi

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 越描越黑

越
yuè

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods

黑
hēi

black

描
miáo

to depict