画蛇添足 (畫蛇添足) huà shé tiān zú

huà shé tiān zú set phrase to draw legs on a snake; to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous; to overdo it
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '畫蛇添足'; CCI '画蛇添足', pp. 136-137; Guoyu '畫蛇添足')

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