多此一举 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

多duō此cǐ一yī举jǔ

to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily
trad. 多此一舉

Also written 多此一舉【duō cǐ yī jǔ】

Characters in this word

4

多

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many; much; more; a lot of, too many; in excess, (after a numeral) ... odd, how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]), (bound form) multi-; poly-

Pinyin: duō

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 114 of 2500

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此

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this; these

Pinyin: cǐ

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 1017 of 2500

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一

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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Pinyin: yī

Strokes: 1
Frequency: 158 of 2500

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举

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variant of 舉|举[ju3]

Pinyin: jǔ
Traditional: 擧

Strokes: 9
Frequency: 5083 of 2500

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