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to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch · the crucial point that brings the subject to life · a few words to clinch the point

画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
h+uà·4th tonel+óng·2nd toned+iǎn·3rd tonej+īng·1st tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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I'll add the finishing touch.
我将增加画龙点睛的功能。
Drawing dragons and dotting in the eyes is a fable.
画龙点睛是一则寓言故事。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom) · (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment锦上添花jǐn shàng tiān huāto touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem点石成金diǎn shí chéng jīnnecessary · essential · indispensable · required必要bì yào
Antonyms
to overreach oneself · to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face弄巧成拙nòng qiǎo chéng zhuōlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous · to overdo it画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúto transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it点金成铁diǎn jīn chéng tiě
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