Chinese–English

越描越黑

yuè miáo yuè hēi · yue miao yue hei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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