錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect
  2. gilding the lily

CHARACTERS

錦 jǐn brocade, tapestry; embroidered
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
添 tiān
HSK 6
append, add to; increase
花 huā
HSK 3
flower; blossoms