畫蛇添足

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

畫蛇添足Traditional · Main Form
画蛇添足Alternate Form

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