add other things to an affair creating more difficulties
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is ti ā nzh ī Ji ē y è, which means the metaphor is continuously added. It comes from Da Huang Zi Geng.
The origin of Idioms
In answer to Huang Zi Geng written by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty, it is said that there are many obstacles in modern people's life
Idiom usage
As predicate, attributive, refers to embellishment.
Examples
He is a dishonest man who likes to embellish his words.
add other things to an affair creating more difficulties
Astonish the foolish and the vulgar - jīng yú hài sú
glowing rays shine in all directions - xiá guāng wàn dào
be of noble character and high prestige - dé zūn wàng zhòng