蛇足 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 蛇足

蛇足

Definition lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous

Usage

中文释义亦作"蚮足"。据《战国策．齐策二》载﹐数人相约﹐画地为蛇﹐先成者饮酒﹐一人蛇先成﹐因添画足而失其酒◇因以"蛇足"比喻多余无用的事物。

Characters 蛇 shé 足 zú

COMMON WORDS WITH 蛇足
	画蛇添足 ( 畫蛇添足 ) hsk 6 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it ( 畫蛇添足 ) hsk 6

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