jǐn shàng tiān huā

Traditional: 錦上添花

锦上添花 (jǐn shàng tiān huā) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom); fig. to give sth additional splendor; to provide the crowning touch”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to give sth additional splendor
  3. 3to provide the crowning touch
  4. 4(derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off

Characters in 锦上添花

锦jǐn · brocade上shǎng · used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]添tiān · to add; to increase; to replenish花huā · flower

Related words

上used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上(bound form) up; upper; above; previous上帝God马上at once晚上evening花flower花surname Hua花old variant of 花[hua1]花variant of 花[hua1]身上on the body看上去it would appear事实上in fact

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