汉语历史典故

画蛇添足，汉语成语，拼音是huà shé tiān zú，意思是画蛇时给蛇添上脚。比喻做事多此一举，不但无益，反而有害。出自《战国策·齐策二》。

To draw a snake to add feet is a Chinese idiom, pinyin is huà shé tiān zú, which means to add feet to a snake when drawing a snake. It is not only useless to do something redundantly, but it is harmful. From “Warring States Policy·Qi Ce II”.