| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 畫蛇添足 | 画蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | ruin the effect by adding what is superfluous; lit.: draw legs on a snake; fig.: to overdo it |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish | |
| 添補 | 添补 | tiān bu | fill (up); replenish |
| 添加 | tiān jiā | (vt) append | |
| 增添 | zēng tiān | add to; increase |
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