Daily Chinese Proverb: Overdoing It

Posted by Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin Sunday, 13 September 2009
This proverb, relates to things that are ruined because of always adding too much. I am always itching to change things on my blog, but a little scared to change things in case you visitors don't come back, or if you do come back that you won't recognise the site.

Don't overdo things, and the Chinese have the perfect proverb here:

画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
Draw a snake with legs



Meaning: To ruin the effect by adding too much.

or

To overdo it
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1 Responses to Daily Chinese Proverb: Overdoing It

  1. Honestly only days after I posted this I find this :

    Snake Found In China with One Foot

    very funny.

     

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