Word information
Simplified锦上添花
Traditional錦上添花
Pinyinjǐnshàng-tiānhuā
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
锦上添花
jǐnshàng-tiānhuā · lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom); fig. to give sth additional splendor; to provide the crowning touch; (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off
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