Meaning of 画虎类狗
画虎类狗 means try to draw a tiger but end up with something like a dog; attempt something ambitious and fail miserably. Pronounced huà hǔ lèi gǒu.
- try to draw a tiger but end up with something like a dog; attempt something ambitious and fail miserably
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
xiǎng想
mó模
fǎng仿
dà大
shī师
de的
fēng风
gé格
chuàng创
zuò作
，
jié结
guǒ果
huà画
hǔ虎
lèi类
gǒu狗
，
zuò作
pǐn品
xiǎn显
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
zhuō拙
liè劣
。
He tried to create something in the master's style, but he ended up drawing a tiger like a dog, and the work appeared very clumsy.
Zhè这
ge个
shān山
zhài寨
jiàn建
zhù筑
běn本
xiǎng想
fù复
zhì制
gǔ古
diǎn典
gōng宫
diàn殿
，
què却
yīn因
yòng用
liào料
dī低
liè劣
ér而
chéng成
le了
huà画
hǔ虎
lèi类
gǒu狗
de的
diǎn典
xíng型
。
This knockoff building wanted to replicate a classical palace, but due to inferior materials, it became a classic example of trying to draw a tiger and getting a dog.
Xué学
xí习
shū书
fǎ法
yào要
xún循
xù序
jiàn渐
jìn进
，
jí急
yú于
qiú求
chéng成
nán难
miǎn免
huà画
hǔ虎
lèi类
gǒu狗
。
When learning calligraphy, one must proceed step by step; being hasty for results is bound to end in a clumsy imitation.
Tā他
de的
xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
duì对
chéng成
gōng功
mó模
shì式
de的
máng盲
mù目
xiào效
fǎng仿
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bù不
guò过
shì是
huà画
hǔ虎
lèi类
quǎn犬
。
His new policy was seen as a blind imitation of a successful model, ultimately amounting to nothing more than a poor copy.
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