meaning for 画蛇添足 huàshétiānzú:

  • - lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)
  • - fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  • - to overdo it

dànshì但是
rúguǒ如果
juécèzhě决策者
dānxīn担心
tāmen他们
huàshétiānzú画蛇添足
nàme那么
tāmen他们
jiù
huì
kuàisù快速
de
jiūzhèng纠正

But if policymakers fear they have added legs to the snake, they will lift these measures as quickly as they imposed them.


duìbǐfǎ对比法
zuì
jìhuì忌讳
de
jiùshì就是
huàshétiānzú画蛇添足
chóngfù重复
shǐyòng使用

" Antitheses " most those who abstain from is " ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous " , repeat use.