画虎不成反类犬

比喻好高骛远，一事无成，反落笑柄。也作：画虎成狗 画龙不成反为狗

画虎不成反类犬

弄巧成拙

画虎不成反类犬hua hu bu cheng fan lei quan

set out to draw a tiger and end up with the likeness of a dog—aim high but achieve little

画虎不成反类犬

set out to draw a tiger and end up with the likeness of a dog—aim high but achieve little;make a poor imitation

画虎不成反类犬huàhǔbùchéngfǎnlèiquǎn

见“画虎不成反类狗”。唐·刘知几《史通·六家》：“如君懋《隋书》，虽欲祖述商周，宪章虞夏，观其所述乃似《孔子家语》、临川《世说》，可谓～也。”