錦きん上じょう花はなを添そえる

expression, ichidan verb

to add even more beauty to something already beautiful; to gild the lily

Idiomatic expression meaning to enhance something that is already excellent or beautiful, often with a nuance of unnecessary or excessive addition. Similar to the English 'to gild the lily' or 'to paint the lily'.

See also: 錦上添花

• 彼かの女じょの美うつくしさは錦きん上じょう花はなを添そえるようなものだ。

  Her beauty is like adding flowers to brocade.

• その素す晴ばらしい演えん奏そうに、照しょう明めい効こう果かが錦きん上じょう花はなを添そえた。

  The lighting effects added even more brilliance to the wonderful performance.