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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 畫蛇添足 [ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ; hua4 she2 tian1 zu2]
 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
 to overdo it
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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 画蛇添足
 がだてんそく
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 making an unnecessary addition (to)
 gilding the lily
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