锦上添花
Simplified word
錦上添花
Traditional word
锦上添花 English definition
jǐn shàng tiān huā
- lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom)
- to decorate sth already perfect
- gilding the lily
jǐn shàng tiān huā
- lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom)
- to decorate sth already perfect
- gilding the lily
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- 锦 (jǐn): brocade; embroidered work; bright;
- 上 (shàng): upon; on top; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university);
- 添 (tiān): to add; to increase; to replenish;
- 花 (huā): flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time);