画蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú | OtterDict

画蛇添足

huàshétiānzú

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

HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 。
  What you're doing is like drawing a snake and adding feet to it.
貳动verb
to overdo it
- 。
  You're adding feet to the snake by doing it that way.

画

huà

RADICAL⽥

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画蛇添足

Traditional畫蛇添足

huàshétiānzú

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

HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 。
  What you're doing is like drawing a snake and adding feet to it.
貳动verb
to overdo it
- 。
  You're adding feet to the snake by doing it that way.

笔顺STROKE ORDER

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画

huà

RADICAL⽥

8 strokes

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