画蛇添足
to ruin something by adding unnecessary extra work
to overdo it; to gild the lilyStories that stuck
Chengyu without textbook dust.
Each idiom includes story, literal meaning, modern usage, English equivalent, and a clickable example.
亡羊补牢
to fix a problem after a loss so it does not happen again
better late than never; fix the root causeHow to learn Chinese idioms without sounding like a dusty textbook
A practical approach to learning chengyu stories, literal meanings, modern usage, and English approximations.
This idiom is also often used in workplace contexts now.