多此一舉

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Chinese

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many; much; a lot of
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
 
this; these
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
action, deed
trad. (多此一舉)
simp. (多此一举)

Etymology

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Literally, "to do one more action".

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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多此一舉

  1. an extraneous move; a useless action

Derived terms

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