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Kotomora

錦きん上じょうに花はなを敷しく

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ku)

to add beauty to beauty; to gild the lily

A rare literary idiom meaning to add something beautiful to something already beautiful, similar to 'gilding the lily'. The more common modern expression is 錦上花を添える.

See also: 錦上花を添える