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画蛇添足
畫蛇添足
huàshétiānzú
1. lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
2. to overdo it
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

画
huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
HSK 3 8 丶
蛇
shé
snake
HSK 5 11 丶
添
tiān
to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
HSK 6 11 丶
足
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
HSK 2 7 丶

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