Meaning of 狗尾续貂
狗尾续貂 means to add a poor sequel to a fine work; to add an inferior ending to a superior beginning; (figurative) to ruin a masterpiece with a shoddy continuation. Pronounced gǒu wěi xù diāo.
- to add a poor sequel to a fine work; to add an inferior ending to a superior beginning; (figurative) to ruin a masterpiece with a shoddy continuation
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
xù续
jí集
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
gǒu狗
wěi尾
xù续
diāo貂
，
wán完
quán全
pò破
huài坏
le了
dì第
yī一
bù部
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
。
The sequel to this movie is simply a dog's tail spliced onto a sable coat, completely ruining the classic status of the first film.
Dǎo导
yǎn演
jué决
dìng定
bù不
zài再
pāi拍
shè摄
dì第
èr二
bù部
，
miǎn免
de得
gǒu狗
wěi尾
xù续
diāo貂
。
The director decided not to make a second installment, lest he produce an inferior sequel.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
hòu后
èr二
shí十
zhāng章
xiàng像
shì是
bié别
rén人
dài代
xiě写
de的
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
gǒu狗
wěi尾
xù续
diāo貂
de的
gǎn感
jué觉
。
The last twenty chapters of this novel seem to have been ghostwritten by someone else, giving it a tacked-on, inferior quality.
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