越描越黑 yuè miáo yuè hēi

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

越 yuè
HSK 3
exceed, go beyond; the more ...
描 miáo
HSK 5
copy, trace, sketch; depict
越 yuè
HSK 3
exceed, go beyond; the more ...
黑 hēi
HSK 2
black; dark; evil, sinister