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画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
lit. draw legs on a snake ; fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
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画huàto draw蛇shésnake不足bù zúinsufficient满足mǎn zúto satisfy动画片dòng huà piànanimated film漫画màn huàcaricature增添zēng tiānto add充足chōng zúadequate立足lì zúto stand十足shí zúample足以zú yǐsufficient to举足轻重jǔ zú qīng zhònga foot's move sways the balance ; to hold the balance of power
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