画虎类犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn

copy others but fail; make a fool of oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition

Characters

Character Meaning
画 huà HSK 3
to draw; painting; picture
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
类 lèi HSK 5
kind; type; category
犬 quǎn HSK 6
dog; Kangxi radical 94