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 top; superior, highest; go up, send up
添 tiān append, add to; increase
花 huā flower; blossoms