冠上加冠 — “To do something superfluous or redundant”
冠上加冠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to do something superfluous or redundant”. To gild the lily. Literally, “To add a crown on top of a crown”.
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冠上加冠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
冠上加冠 Character Breakdown
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这个报告内容已经很详尽了，如果再重复一遍基本信息，就有些冠上加冠了。
The content of this report is already very detailed; repeating the basic information again would be somewhat superfluous.
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Synonyms of 冠上加冠
More idioms starting with 冠
- guān冠shàng上lǚ履xià下Observe proper distinctions between superior and inferior
- guān冠miǎn冕táng堂huáng皇outwardly dignified but hollow
- guān冠lǚ履dào倒shī施reverse proper order
- guān冠lǚ履dào倒yì易reverse proper order
- guān冠lǚ履dào倒zhì置reverse proper order
- guàn冠jù屦dǎo倒shī施reverse proper order
- guàn冠shān山dài戴lì粒Everything has its suitable place and value
- guān冠gài盖yún云jí集A large gathering of officials
- guān冠gài盖rú如yún云dignitaries numerous as clouds
- guān冠gài盖rú如shì市A bustling gathering of high-ranking officials
- guān冠gài盖wǎng往lái来eminent visitors coming and going
- guān冠gài盖xiāng相zhǔ属continuous stream of high-ranking visitors
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What does 冠上加冠 mean?
冠上加冠 (guān shàng jiā guān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to do something superfluous or redundant”.
How do you pronounce 冠上加冠?
冠上加冠 is pronounced guān shàng jiā guān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冠上加冠 literally mean?
Literally, 冠上加冠 means “to add a crown on top of a crown”. It is used to mean “to do something superfluous or redundant”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冠上加冠?
同画蛇添足，比喻多余的举动。