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畫虎不成反類犬. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
畫虎不成反類犬, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
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Chinese
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draw; picture; painting
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tiger
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to not form; to not constitute; unsuccessful
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wrong side out or up; anti-
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kind; type; class kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble |
dog
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| trad. (畫虎不成反類犬)
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畫
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虎
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不成
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反
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類
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犬
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| simp. (画虎不成反类犬)
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画
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虎
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不成
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反
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类
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犬
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| Literally: “to try to draw a tiger and end up with the likeness of a dog”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
畫虎不成反類犬
- to make a poor imitation
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