画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
HSK 6traditional 畫蛇添足

How to write 画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú) in Chinese

画蛇添足 (pinyin: huà shé tiān zú, written "hua she tian zu" or "huashetianzu") means lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 画蛇添足.

Meaning

  • lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  • to overdo it

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