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Literally,theChineseidiom画蛇添足(huàshétiānzú)means"todrawasnakeandaddfeettoit".Itisusedasametaphortoextraunnecessarybehaviors.Ittellsusthatthereisnoneedtooverdosomething.

InthestateofChu,therewasafamilyofferingsacrificestoancestors,andmanypeoplecametohelp.Afterthesacrifice,thehostputapotofwineonthetableforthehelpersandletthemdrinkitseparately.Severalpeoplelookedatthewinepotandthoughtthattherewasnotenoughwine.Itsnotenoughforeachpersontodrink.Itismoresuitableforonepersontodrink.So,theydiscussedthatitisbetterforonepersontodrinkenoughthanforeveryonejustabit.Butwhocandrinkit?Everyoneargued,andsomeonesuggested,"letusdrawasnakeontheground.Whoeverdrawsasnakeonthegroundfirstwillgetthepotofwine."Everyoneagreed.

Oneofthemdrewthesnakeveryquickly.Hefinisheditinamoment.Hepickedupthewinepotandwasabouttodrinkbutfoundthatotherswerestilldrawing.Hewasveryproudandwantedtoshowit,sohetookthewinepotanddrewfeetforthesnake.Atthistime,thesecondmandrewthesnakeandsnatchedthewinepotfromhishandandsaid,"thesnakehasnofeet,soyoujustwanttoaddafoottoit.Whybother?NowImthesecondonetodrawagoodsnake.Ishoulddrinkthispotofwine."Withthat,hetookupthepotanddrankallthewine.Themanwhoaddedthefoottothesnake,squattedontheground,remorseful.

Howtouse画蛇添足:

喝汤还要拿筷子，你这是画蛇添足。

(hētānɡháiyàonákuàizi,nǐzhèshìhuàshétiānzúā)

Whydoyoudrinksoupwithchopsticks?Thisislikeaddingfeettoasnake.

去海南旅游还要带着羽绒服，你这是画蛇添足。

(qùhǎinánlǚyóuháiyàodàizheyǔrónɡfú,nǐzhèshìhuàshétiānzú)

VisitingHainanwithadownjacket,youareaddingfeettoasnake.

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