Chinese word
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
Traditional: 畫蛇添足
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- to overdo it
Characters in this word
画huà8 strokespicture, painting, drawing蛇shé11 strokessnake添tiān11 strokesto add, to append, to increase, to replenish足zú7 strokesfoot
Common words: 画 · 蛇 · 添 · 足
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