画蛇添足

See also: 畫蛇添足

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 画蛇添足 – see 畫蛇添足 (“to improve something unnecessarily; to gild the lily”).
(This term, 画蛇添足, is the simplified form of 畫蛇添足.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
画 蛇 添 足
が
Grade: 2		 だ
Grade: S		 てん
Grade: S		 そく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
畫蛇添足 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
画 蛇 添 足
が
Grade: 2		 じゃ
Grade: S		 てん
Grade: S		 そく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
畫蛇添足 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • IPA(key): [ɡa̠da̠ tẽ̞ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
  • On’yomi
    • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ʑa̠ tẽ̞ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

画(が)蛇(だ)添(てん)足(そく) or 画(が)蛇(じゃ)添(てん)足(そく) • (gada tensoku or gaja tensoku) 

  1. making an unnecessary addition

Synonyms
  • 為(い)蛇(だ)画(が)足(そく) (idagasoku)
  • 為(い)蛇(だ)添(てん)足(そく) (idatensoku)
  • 妄(もう)画(が)蛇(だ)足(そく) (mōgadasoku)
  • 蛇足(だそく) (dasoku)
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