make a poor imitation of sth.(huà hǔ lèi quǎn)

make a poor imitation of sth.

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu à h à L è iqu à n, which means that the effect of imitation is not good. From stone six.

The origin of Idioms

Ma Yuan Zhuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "if you can't be good in season, you can't fall into the trap of being a light son in the world. It's so-called that you can't draw a tiger but like a dog."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: imitation, nondescript, painting a tiger does not succeed

Idiom usage

Reform is the progress of innovation and thought, rather than just a dog like a tiger. Chapter 11 of Li Lvyuan's Qiludeng in Qing Dynasty: "Duanfu is not very clever, I'm afraid."

Idioms and allusions

Ma Yuan, a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was named "Fubo general". Ma Yuan has two nephews, Ma Yan and Ma dun. They usually like to talk about other people's right and wrong, so Ma Yuan was very worried about them, so he wrote a letter to them. The content of this letter is: "I hate to talk about the length of others all my life. I hope you can hear people talk about other people's faults, just like your parents. You can only listen and not participate in the discussion. I hope you can learn from long BOGAO. He is a kind, prudent, thrifty and modest man. Although he is not in a high position, I respect him very much. I hope you can follow his example. Du Jiliang is a chivalrous man who can share weal and woe with others. He can make friends with them no matter whether they are good or bad. Although I respect him, I don't want you to follow his example. If you learn from long BOGAO, even if you can't, you can still become a cautious person, just like if you can't carve a swan, you can still become a duck. If you can't learn from Du Jiliang, you will become a frivolous and dissolute person. It's better to draw a dog instead of a tiger. " Ma Yuan was a famous general in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. He was named general Fubo because of his achievements. It is said that Ma Yuan not only has a set of military methods, but also has a high level of cultural cultivation. He is a famous Confucian general. Ma Yuan's brother has two sons, Ma Yan and Ma dun. He was brought up by Ma Yuan when he was a child. Later, Ma Yuan led his troops in other places for a long time and did not often return to the capital. One day, someone sent a message to him from the capital, saying: "your two nephews have grown up now, and they are very incompetent. By virtue of their family status, they have made friends with all kinds of people in the society. They have no sense of decency and hang out in the capital all day long. "Ma Yuan was very worried. He thought to himself: it is a very important step for young people to cultivate themselves and establish a career. So he immediately wrote a letter to his two nephews, telling them how to behave. This letter is called the book of admonishment brother Ziyan and Dunshu. The style and meaning of the letter are very good. It has become a famous piece of ancient prose and has been included in the book of ancient prose Guanzhi. Ma Yuan said in the letter, "I heard that you two have grown up and made some social friends. However, you must pay attention to making friends. For example, long BOGAO is loyal, thrifty, honest and trustworthy. He has many advantages in life. I respect him very much. How close you brothers should be to a man like him. But I heard that you don't have much contact with long BOGAO, but you have close contact with Du Jiliang. I also admire Du Jiliang. It is said that he has made a lot of heroes in the world. Good and bad people can make friends with him. I also heard that he was very loyal. Because of this, I heard that many people came to the funeral when his father died. However, I think you should communicate less with people like Du Jiliang and more with people like long BOGAO. Why? Because from the overall cultivation, long BOGAO is a virtuous person. If you don't learn well from long BOGAO, you can at least become a regular person. It's like trying to draw a roc bird. Even if you don't draw well, you can at least draw like a wild duck without losing your cheerfulness. But if you often associate with people like Du Jiliang, he has both advantages and disadvantages. If you learn from him, you don't learn the advantages of others If you only learn the shortcomings, you will become a frivolous person, just like drawing a tiger, not like a dog. This is the reason why "carving a swan is not like a duck" and "painting a tiger is not like a dog". Today, the idiom "painted tiger like dog" means that the effect of imitation is not good, on the contrary, it makes a nondescript. since ancient times, wars between different nations and nations have been going on. Learning from each other's strong points and learning from each other is also an instinctive way of survival. However, some countries and nations can get sublimation in learning from each other, and finally defeat or even eliminate the opponents they learn from, while some countries and nations draw tiger like dogs or do not To improve decisively and qualitatively is also awkward. Some even learn to walk in Handan. Instead of learning other people's strong points, they lose their own roots. In the end, they disarm themselves and are more easily destroyed by the enemy.

Chinese PinYin : huà hǔ lèi quǎn