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Home / Idiom / 画虎类犬

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) · to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it

画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn
h+uà·4th toneh+ǔ·3rd tonel+èi·4th toneq+üǎn·3rd tone
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lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) · fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself东施效颦Dōng Shī xiào pínout of place · inappropriate · incongruous不伦不类bù lún bù lèito aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) · to fail utterly in trying to copy something · to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result刻鹄类鹜kè hú lèi wùattempting more than one has ability for · make an attempt at a picture of a tiger and only achieve the likeness of a dog · try to draw a tiger and end up with the likeness of a dog · make a poor imitation画虎类狗huà hǔ lèi gǒu
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