畫waak6蛇se4添tim1足zuk1

English

1. lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
2. to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous
3. to overdo it

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 比喻多此一舉，甚至弄巧反拙

Examples

• 不要畫蛇添足。

  Let well alone.

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