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画虎类狗 (huà hǔ lèi gǒu): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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画虎类狗 (huà hǔ lèi gǒu): To attempt something ambitious but fail so badly that the result is inferior or ridiculous (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

画 • huà • to draw; paint (pictures) • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

huà画

to draw; paint (pictures)

虎 • hǔ • tiger

hǔ虎

tiger

类 • lèi • kind, type, category, class • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

lèi类

kind, type, category, class

狗 • gǒu • dog • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

gǒu狗

dog

Word Info

Pinyinhuà hǔ lèi gǒu

MeaningTo attempt something ambitious but fail so badly that the result is inferior or ridiculous; to aim high but achieve very little.

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More common words that include characters from 画虎类狗.

Words with 画

画家huà jiāpainter
动画dòng huàanimation
国画guó huàtraditional Chinese painting
图画tú huàdrawing
画面huà miànscene
动画片dòng huà piāncartoon
书画shū huàcalligraphy and painting
漫画màn huàcartoon; caricature; comic

Words with 虎

老虎lǎo hǔtiger
马虎mǎ hucareless
狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto wolf down one's food [idiom]
寅虎yín hǔthe Tiger (third of the 12 Earthly Branches)

Words with 类

人类rén lèihumanity
分类fēn lèito classify
种类zhǒng lèikind
类型lèi xíngtype

Words with 狗

喂狗wèi gǒufeed a dog
小狗xiǎo gǒupuppy; small dog
热狗rè gǒuhot dog
狗崽gǒuzǎipuppy

猛虎

měng hǔ

fierce tiger

虎口hǔ kǒutiger's mouth; dangerous situation; part of hand between thumb and index finger

母老虎mǔ lǎo hǔtigress; fierce woman

老虎机lǎo hǔ jīslot machine

同类

tóng lèi

similar

类似lèi sìlike; similar; analagous

类别lèi biéclassification

诸如此类zhū rú cǐ lèiAnd so on / And such like

狗年

gǒu nián

Year of the Dog

狗熊gǒu xióngbear; cowardly person

狗狗gǒu goudoggie

狗肉gǒu ròudog meat

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Example Sentences with 画虎类狗

tā他

běn本

xiǎng想

mó模

fǎng仿

dà大

shī师

de的

huà画

zuò作

，

jié结

guǒ果

huà画

hǔ虎

lèi类

gǒu狗

，

bèi被

rén人

cháo嘲

xiào笑

。

He wanted to imitate the master's painting, but the result was a tiger that looked like a dog, and he was laughed at.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

shì试

tú图

tuī推

chū出

gāo高

duān

端

chǎn产

pǐn品

，

què却

huà画

hǔ虎

lèi类

gǒu狗

，

zhì质

liàng量

dī低

liè劣

。

The company tried to launch a high-end product, but it turned out to be a tiger that looked like a dog, with poor quality.