created reference approved 屋上架屋 → 屋下架屋 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
屋上架屋 wūshàngjiàwū
屋下架屋 wūxiàjiàwū
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 屋上架屋 → 叠床架屋/疊床架屋 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
屋上架屋 wūshàngjiàwū
叠床架屋 / 疊床架屋 diéchuángjiàwū
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 屋上架屋 · wūshàngjiàwū · unnecessary repetition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
屋上架屋
wūshàngjiàwū
unnecessary repetition
Literally meaning to build a house on top of a house; describes unnecessary repetition, organizational redundancy, or a lack of original ideas.
屋 (literal) → 屋 · wū · house 上 (literal) → 上 · shang · on 架 (literal) → 架 · jià · to support 屋 (literal) → 屋 · wū · house
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition