created reference approved 刻鹄类鹜/刻鵠類鶩 → 刻鹄成鹜/刻鵠成鶩 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
刻鹄类鹜 / 刻鵠類鶩 kèhúlèiwù
刻鹄成鹜 / 刻鵠成鶩 kèhúchéngwù
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 刻鹄类鹜/刻鵠類鶩 → 画虎不成反类狗/畫虎不成反類狗 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
刻鹄类鹜 / 刻鵠類鶩 kèhúlèiwù
画虎不成反类狗 / 畫虎不成反類狗 huàhǔbùchéngfǎnlèigǒu
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 刻鹄类鹜/刻鵠類鶩 · kèhúlèiwù · aiming high with respectable results — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
刻鹄类鹜 / 刻鵠類鶩
kèhúlèiwù
aiming high with respectable results
To aim to carve a swan and end up with a duck; used to mean that even if one fails to reach a lofty goal, one still achieves something decent and remains a person of integrity
刻 (literal) → 刻 · kè · to carve 鹄 (literal) → 鹄/鵠 · hú · swan 类 (literal) → 类/類 · lèi · to resemble 鹜 (literal) → 鹜/鶩 · wù · duck
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 刻鹄类鹜/刻鵠類鶩 · kèhúlèiwù · failed imitation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
刻鹄类鹜 / 刻鵠類鶩
kèhúlèiwù
failed imitation
To attempt an imitation and fail, resulting in something incongruous or making a fool of oneself; to have things turn out contrary to expectations
刻 (literal) → 刻 · kè · to carve 鹄 (literal) → 鹄/鵠 · hú · swan 类 (literal) → 类/類 · lèi · to resemble 鹜 (literal) → 鹜/鶩 · wù · duck
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition