锦上添花

Traditional: 錦上添花
jǐn shàng tiān huā
Dictionary entry
(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom)

What does 锦上添花 mean?

锦上添花 (jǐn shàng tiān huā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom)
2(fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment

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锦上添花
jǐn shàng tiān huā
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