画蛇添足畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú — lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
huà (fourth tone, falling) shé (second tone, rising) tiān (first tone, high and level) zú (second tone, rising)hua4 she2 tian1 zu2
Traditional: 畫蛇添足
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
HSK 6· HSK 1–6 (classic)Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardexpression
Meanings
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
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