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The Chinese word huashetianzu - 画蛇添足 - huàshétiānzú
(to ruin the effect by adding s.th. superfluous in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
huàshétiānzú
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English translations
to ruin the effect by adding s.th. superfluous, to draw a snake and add feet to it, to overdo s.th.,
to gild the lily
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画蛇添足 ( huashetianzu / huàshétiānzú ) in traditional characters
畫蛇添足
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 画蛇添足 ( huashetianzu / huàshétiānzú ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe ju hua shi duoyu de, jianzhi shi huashetianzu.
Zhè jù huà shì duōyú de, jiǎnzhí shì huàshétiānzú.– English translation: This sentence is superfluous, it's just gilding the lily.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to draw | snake | snake
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