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锦上添花

锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā

锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǐnshàngtiānhuā | jin3 shang4 tian1 hua1
English translation
lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect
gilding the lily

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Traditional form

錦上添花

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā .

jǐn

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

钅帛

Number of Strokes

13

shǎng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

Positional decomposition

⺊一

Number of Strokes

3

tiān

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

tiǎn

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵忝

Number of Strokes

11

Huā

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and huā represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

艹化

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā

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第三进球 jìn qiú shì 锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā

The third goal was the icing on the cake.

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