画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zúㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ
Traditional: 畫蛇添足
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7–9
画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú) means lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it.
Meaning(set phrase)
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
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Stroke order
8 strokes
to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划)
11 strokes
variant of 蛇
11 strokes
to add; to increase; to replenish
7 strokes
excessive