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多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ
What 多此一举 means
- to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
- gilding the lily
The characters in 多此一举
- 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd
- 此cǐthis; these
- 一yīone; single; a (article)
- 举jǔto lift; to hold up; to cite
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