画虎类犬 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 画虎类犬

画虎类犬 (畫虎類犬)

Definition drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition

Usage

中文释义类象。画老虎不成，却象狗。比喻模仿不到家，反而不伦不类。

Characters 画 (畫) huà 虎 hǔ 类 (類) lèi 犬 quǎn

COMMON WORDS WITH 画虎类犬
	画虎不成反类犬 ( 畫虎不成反類犬 ) huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn 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 ( 畫虎不成反類犬 )

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