duō cǐ yī jǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous / gilding the lily
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Original source entry:

多此一舉 多此一举 [duo1 ci3 yi1 ju3] /to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous/gilding the lily/

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