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屋上架屋
wū​shàng​jià​wū

unnecessary repetition

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
屋上架屋 wū​shàng​jià​wū
unnecessary repetition
Literally meaning to build a house on top of a house; describes unnecessary repetition, organizational redundancy, or a lack of original ideas.

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Synonym

  • 屋下架屋 wū​xià​jià​wū
  • 叠床架屋 dié​chuáng​jià​wū
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