越描越黑

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Chinese

to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy
depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up
 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)
trad. (越描越黑)
simp. #(越描越黑)
Literally: “the more you draw, the blacker the picture becomes”.

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越描越黑

  1. Overexplaining makes things worse; the more you explain, the guiltier you look.