多此一举
Traditional form:
多此一舉
Pinyin (reading):
duōcǐyījǔ
Definitions:
- to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
- gilding the lily
Characters:
- 多 - much, many, multi-; more than, over
- 此 - this, these; in this case, then
- 一 - one; a, an; alone
- 举 - to raise; to recommend; to praise
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