这真是画蛇添足。
This is really gilding the lily.
画蛇添足
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 畫蛇添足
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画
蛇
添
足
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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
画
添
- 添tiānto addB6
- 添加tiānjiāto addB6
- 锦上添花jǐnshàng-tiānhuā(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom)B7
- 添加剂tiānjiājìadditiveB7
- 增添zēngtiānto addB7
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多写一句算不算画蛇添足？
Is adding one more line overdoing it?