Meaning of 画蛇添足
画蛇添足 means to ruin something by adding superfluous details; to overdo. Pronounced huà shé tiān zú. HSK 7-9.
- to ruin something by adding superfluous details; to overdo
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
shù数
jù据
xiáng详
shí实
,
nǐ你
zài再
jiā加
yī一
duī堆
tú图
biǎo表
jiù就
zhēn真
shì是
huà画
shé蛇
tiān添
zú足
le了
。
The data in this report is thorough; adding a pile of charts would really be overdoing it.
Yǎn演
jiǎng讲
yào要
jiǎn简
jié洁
yǒu有
lì力
,
shuō说
tài太
duō多
gù故
shì事
fǎn反
ér而
huà画
shé蛇
tiān添
zú足
。
A speech should be concise and powerful; telling too many stories would just be superfluous.
Nǐ你
shè设
jì计
de的
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
wán完
měi美
le了
,
zài再
jiā加
rèn任
hé何
zhuāng装
shì饰
dōu都
shì是
huà画
shé蛇
tiān添
zú足
。
Your design is already perfect; adding any decoration would be a superfluous addition.
Tā他
bāng帮
máng忙
shì是
hǎo好
yì意
,
dàn但
yǒu有
shí时
guò过
fèn分
rè热
xīn心
fǎn反
ér而
huà画
shé蛇
tiān添
zú足
,
bāng帮
le了
dào倒
máng忙
。
He helps with good intentions, but sometimes being overly enthusiastic backfires and creates more problems.
Zhè这
yuán原
bǎn版
de的
jié结
jú局
hěn很
hǎo好
,
gǎi改
biān编
shí时
yìng硬
jiā加
yī一
gè个
fǎn反
zhuǎn转
,
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
huà画
shé蛇
tiān添
zú足
。
The original ending was fine; forcing a plot twist in the adaptation is just adding feet to a snake.