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錦上添花 (gam2 soeng6 tim1 faa1) — to add(embroider) flowers onto the brocade (which is already beautiful). in Cantonese

gamˊ²錦soengˍ₆上timˉ¹添faaˉ¹花
简 锦上添花
Mandarin Pinyin: jin3 shang4 tian1 hua1

Meaning of 錦上添花

nounto add(embroider) flowers onto the brocade (which is already beautiful).
nounTo put additional grace or benefit onto something already good.
nounicing on the cake:

Example Sentences with 錦上添花

九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.
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Characters in 錦上添花

錦gam2
elegant; bright and beautiful
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
添tim1
give birth to (a baby); have (a baby)
花faa1
fireworks

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