画虎不成反类犬

huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2. to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it

Child Words of 画虎不成反类犬

不
bù

no; not so

不成
bù chéng

won't do

反
fǎn

contrary

成
chéng

to succeed

犬
quǎn

dog

虎
hǔ

tiger

类
lèi

kind

画
huà

to draw