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  1. to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
  2. gilding the lily

Characters

  • 多 (多): many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
  • 此 (此): this; these
  • 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
  • 举 (擧): variant of 舉|举[ju3]

Resources

Examples

真是大可不必,多此一举。

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