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画蛇添足

画蛇添足

See also: 畫蛇添足

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 畫蛇添足.
(This term, 画蛇添足, is the simplified form of 畫蛇添足.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: S
てん
Grade: S
そく
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
じゃ
Grade: S
てん
Grade: S
そく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠d͡ʑa̠ tẽ̞nso̞kɯᵝ]

Noun

画蛇添足 (hiragana がだてんそく, romaji gada tensoku, alternative reading がじゃてんそく, romaji gaja tensoku)

  1. making an unnecessary addition
     ()れないお洒落 (しゃれ)をしたものだから、画蛇添足 (がだてんそく) () ()ぎて、 () (もの)のようになったと ()われた。[1]
    Narenai oshare o shita mono da kara, gada tensoku ga ikisugite, bakemono no yō ni natta to iwareta.

Synonyms

  •  () () () (そく) (idagasoku)
  •  () () (てん) (そく) (idatensoku)
  •  (もう) () () (そく) (mōgadasoku)

References

  1. 画蛇添足 in Yojijukugo Databank