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画虎类狗
huà​hǔ​lèi​gǒu

to make a poor imitation

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
画虎类狗 畫虎類狗 huà​hǔ​lèi​gǒu
to make a poor imitation
To fail in an overambitious attempt; to try to copy something great but end up with something low-quality or ridiculous.

Cross-References

See

  • 画虎不成反类狗 huà​hǔ​bù​chéng​fǎn​lèi​gǒu

Variant of

  • 画虎类犬 huà​hǔ​lèi​quǎn
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