We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「添油加醋」, with its usage explained below.
The idiom 「添油加醋」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
A metaphor for narrating an event or relaying someone else’s words, adding content that was not originally there in order to exaggerate it.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiān yóu jiā cù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tim1/tim3 yau2/yau4 ga1 chou3
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
