What does 画蛇添足 mean in Chinese?
画蛇添足 (huàshé-tiānzú) means lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
画蛇添足
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
02
to overdo it
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 画蛇添足?
画蛇添足 is pronounced huàshé-tiānzú.
Is 画蛇添足 an HSK word?
画蛇添足 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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