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画蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú 画 (huà) to draw蛇 (shé) snake它 (tā) it虫 (chóng) insects, worms添 (tiān) append, add to忝 (tiǎn) disgraced氵 (shuǐ) Wasser, Gewässer足 (zú) foot口 (kǒu) mouth龰  37

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畫蛇添足 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous 对一个这样漂亮的女孩来说，化妆有些画蛇添足。duì yī gè zhèyàng piàoliang de nǚhái láishuō huàzhuāng yǒuxiē huàshétiānzúFor such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily. 6

Hanzi	画蛇添足
Traditional	畫蛇添足
Pinyin	huà shé tiān zú
Dict	lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
Components	*画 (huà)* to draw 蛇 (shé) snake** 它 (tā) it 虫 (chóng) insects, worms *添 (tiān)* append, add to** 忝 (tiǎn) disgraced 氵 (shuǐ) Wasser, Gewässer *足 (zú)* foot** 口 (kǒu) mouth 龰
example Sentences	对一个这样漂亮的女孩来说，化妆有些画蛇添足。 duì yī gè zhèyàng piàoliang de nǚhái láishuō huàzhuāng yǒuxiē huàshétiānzú For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.
Strokes	37
HSK	6

Draw Snake 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 Huà Shé Tiān Zú

Draw Snake 画蛇添足畫蛇添足 Huà Shé Tiān Zú