畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

畫 huà delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
虎 hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname
類 lèi class, group, kind, category
犬 quǎn dog; radical number 94