貂不足，狗尾续
diāo​bù​zú​gǒu​wěi​xù

inadequate sable tail followed by dog tail

  • created sense approved 貂不足，狗尾续/貂不足，狗尾續 · diāo​bù​zú​gǒu​wěi​xù · inadequate sable tail followed by dog tail — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    貂不足，狗尾续 / 貂不足，狗尾續

    diāo​bù​zú​gǒu​wěi​xù

    inadequate sable tail followed by dog tail

    to provide an inferior replacement or sequel when the original quality is high; literally meaning that when there are not enough sable tails to decorate hats, dog tails are used instead

    貂 (literal) → 貂 · diāo · marten 不足 (literal) → 不足 · bù​zú · insufficient ， (non_chinese) 狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail 续 (literal) → 续/續 · xù · to continue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense