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Gilding the lily (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what the Western poet does when he declares himself "one with" the flowers and hills; the Chinese poet simply leaves "all this."