Question

画蛇添足 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous/to overdo it HSK6 对一个这样漂亮的女孩来说，化妆有些画蛇添足。

Accepted Answer

huà shé tiān zú idiom 33667 duì yī gè zhèyàng piàoliang de nǚhái láishuō ， huàzhuāng yǒuxiē huàshétiānzú 。

Chinese	画蛇添足
Pinyin	huà shé tiān zú
English	lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous/to overdo it
Part	idiom
Source	HSK6
Ranking	33667
Example Chinese	对一个这样漂亮的女孩来说，化妆有些画蛇添足。
Example Pinyin	duì yī gè zhèyàng piàoliang de nǚhái láishuō ， huàzhuāng yǒuxiē huàshétiānzú 。

画蛇添足 Huà Shé Tiān Zú Lit Draw Legs