Chinese Idiom: 成千上万 chéng qiān shàng wàn

成千上万 chéng qiān shàng wàn

成千上万 chéng qiān shàng wàn

解释：形容数量相当大，达到了千、万。用来指人，物都可以。

Explanation:
Numerous amount. Thousands upon thousands. It can refer to both people and objects.

Dialogue:
A：zhèbiān rén hǎo duō a!
A：这边 人 好 多 啊！So many people here!
B：měitiān dōu yǒu chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén lái cānguān qín bīngmǎyǒng bówùguǎn.
B：每天 都 有 成 千 上 万 的 人 来 参观 秦 兵马涌 博物馆。Thousands and thousands of people come to visit the Museum of Qin Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses every day

A Chinese Idiom about Snake Feet 画蛇添足

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画蛇添足【huà shé tiān zú 】 Adding feet to a drawing of a snake

:: to ruin the effect of something by adding something superfluous. ::

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An official in the ancient State of Chu gave a pot of wine to his men to celebrate the Spring Sacrifice ceremony. One of the men said: “We have only one pot of wine, and it’s only enough for one. So, let’s play for it. The first one to finish drawing a snake in the ground wins the pot of wine.”

The others agreed and started drawing their snakes in the ground.

Then, there was a winner, or so he thought. He had finished his drawing and reached for the pot of wine. But, when he saw that the others hadn’t finished their drawings, he arrogantly said to them: “How slow you are! The way you’re going, I can add feet to my snake and still win the pot of wine.”

So, he did. He added feet to his snake. But before he could finish, another man grabbed the pot of wine and said: “What snake has feet? That’s not a snake! So, I win!”

The moral of the story is that sometimes going too far can be as bad, or worse, than not going far enough.