Read Edit View history 畫蛇添足 huàshétiānzú HSK7 to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 画蛇添足/ 畫蛇添足 huàshétiānzú to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous to add legs to a snake; to do more than is needed and thus spoil the result or make things worse; to be unnecessary or redundant Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 画蛇添足/畫蛇添足 → 多此一举/多此一舉 Edit Delete synonym 画蛇添足/畫蛇添足 → 弄巧成拙/弄巧成拙 Edit Delete synonym 蛇足/蛇足 → 画蛇添足/畫蛇添足 Edit Delete
画蛇添足/ 畫蛇添足 huàshétiānzú to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous to add legs to a snake; to do more than is needed and thus spoil the result or make things worse; to be unnecessary or redundant Edit Delete