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Chinese
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to add; plus
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salt
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to add; plus
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vinegar
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| trad. (加鹽加醋)
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加
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鹽
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加
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醋
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| simp. (加盐加醋)
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加
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盐
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加
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醋
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| Literally: “add salt, add vinegar”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
加鹽加醋
- (Cantonese, figurative) to add colour to (a narration); to exaggerate; to embellish
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
添油加醋 (“to add colour; to spice up; to embellish”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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添油加醋, 加油添醋, 加油加醋, 加油添醬, 添枝加葉, 添枝接葉, 有枝添葉
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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添油兒加醋, 有枝兒添葉兒
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| Singapore
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添油加醋
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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添油加醋
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Liuzhou
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添油添鹽
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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加油添醬, 加油添醋
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| Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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加鹽加醋
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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加花添草
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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添枝加箬, 添跤添手, 生枝生箬
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| Quanzhou
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添跤添手
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| Zhangzhou
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添跤添手
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| Tainan
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添枝加箬
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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添跤添手
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| Jieyang
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添湯落火, 添湯落汁
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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添油加醬
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| Suzhou
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添油加醬
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| Hangzhou
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添油添醋
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