画虎不成 huàhǔbùchéng to fail to achieve one's aim Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 画 畫 huà verb to draw to draw; to paint; to depict; to decorate with paintings or pictures虎 hǔ noun tiger tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎohǔ不成 bùchéng to fail (bound form) to fail to happen; to not become something; to have no success or achievement