vẽ rắn thêm chân
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Painting legs on the snake — ruining a finished thing with superfluous flourishes.
Literally: draw the snake, add feet
Examples
Bản vẽ ổn rồi, thêm thắt là vẽ rắn thêm chân.The design is done — more flourishes would be legs on the snake.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “vẽ rắn thêm chân” mean?
Painting legs on the snake — ruining a finished thing with superfluous flourishes. Literally: draw the snake, add feet
Is “vẽ rắn thêm chân” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.