Word: 画蛇添足 (huàshétiānzú) Traditional: 畫蛇添足 画蛇添足 dictionary entry huàshétiānzú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); to overdo it Full dictionary entry for 画蛇添足 Example sentences using 画蛇添足 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 不要画蛇添足。 Búyào huàshétiānzú. Let well alone. 已经够好了，别画蛇添足。 Yǐjīng gòu hǎole, bié huàshétiānzú. It's already good enough, so don't spoil it by adding more.