多此一举 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to do more than is required ; superfluous
• gilding the lily

Character by character

• 多duōmuch, many, multi-; more than, over
• 此cǐthis, these; in this case, then
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 举jǔto raise; to recommend; to praise

Idioms sharing a character

• 不遑多让 bù huáng duō ràng
• 人多势众 rén duō shì zhòng
• 以少胜多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō
• 债多不愁 zhài duō bù chóu
• 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo
• 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo
• 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
• 博识多通 bó shí duō tōng
• 名目繁多 míng mù fán duō
• 命途多舛 mìng tú duō chuǎn

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