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锦上添花 — “To add flowers to brocade”

锦上添花 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to add flowers to brocade”. To make something good even better; to improve on what is already good. Literally, “to add flowers to brocade”.

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锦上添花 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 锦jǐn
  • 上shàng
  • 添tiān
  • 花huā

锦上添花 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
锦
jǐn13brocade, splendid, beautiful
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend
添
tiān11add, increase, or supplement
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry

Example Sentence with 锦上添花

您的歌声本来就很动听,如果再配上优美的舞蹈,那真是锦上添花。
Your singing is already very beautiful; if it's accompanied by graceful dancing, it would truly be making something even better.

Idioms Related to 锦上添花

Synonyms of 锦上添花

  • rú如hǔ虎tiān添yì翼make the strong stronger
  • jīng精yì益qiú求jīng精strive for perfection

Antonyms of 锦上添花

  • xuě雪shàng上jiā加shuāng霜make an already bad situation worse

More idioms starting with 锦

  • jǐn锦náng囊jiā佳zhì制exquisite literary compositions
  • jǐn锦náng囊jiā佳jù句beautiful lines of poetry or prose
  • jǐn锦náng囊miào妙jì计a brilliant stratagem or clever plan
  • jǐn锦náng囊yù玉zhóu轴treasured calligraphies and paintings
  • jǐn锦náng囊huán还shǐ矢return victorious
  • jǐn锦tuán团huā花cù簇richly colorful, splendid, and magnificent
  • jǐn锦tiān天xiù绣dì地exquisitely beautiful and magnificently decorated
  • jǐn锦zì字huí回wén文palindrome love poem
  • jǐn锦píng屏shè射què雀win a spouse or success with exceptional talent
  • jǐn锦xīn心xiù绣kǒu口brilliant mind, eloquent expression
  • jǐn锦xīn心xiù绣cháng肠brilliant literary mind and talent
  • jǐn锦xīn心xiù绣fù腹exquisite literary talent and eloquence

Questions about 锦上添花

What does 锦上添花 mean?
锦上添花 (jǐn shàng tiān huā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to add flowers to brocade”.
How do you pronounce 锦上添花?
锦上添花 is pronounced jǐn shàng tiān huā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 锦上添花 literally mean?
Literally, 锦上添花 means “to add flowers to brocade”. It is used to mean “to add flowers to brocade”.
What is the Chinese definition of 锦上添花?
锦:有彩色花纹的丝织品。在锦上再绣花。比喻好上加好,美上添美。
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