汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn
画虎类犬 (畫虎類犬)
drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
跃然纸上 维妙维肖 惟妙惟肖
类象。画老虎不成，却象狗。比喻模仿不到家，反而不伦不类。
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 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他因画虎类犬在学校成了众人的笑料。

He became the public jape in school, because he overreached when imitating others.

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