畫蛇添足
huàshétiānzú
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Simplified 画蛇添足
- 1lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 2to overdo it
Example
不要畫蛇添足。
búyào huàshétiānzú
Let well alone.
huàshétiānzú
ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ
Simplified 画蛇添足
不要畫蛇添足。
búyào huàshétiānzú
Let well alone.
Keep 畫蛇添足 and it comes back until you know it.
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