画虎刻鹄怎么读 画虎刻鹄的意思

huà

画虎刻鹄

基本信息

拼音:huà hǔ kè hú

注音:ㄏㄨㄚˋㄏㄨˇㄎㄜˋㄏㄨˊ

解释:①比喻好高鹜远,终无成就。②比喻好事做不成,反变了坏事。

出处:《东观汉记·马援传》:“与兄子严敦书曰:‘学龙伯高不就,犹为谨饬之士,所谓刻鹄不成尚类鹜者。效杜季良而不成,陷为天下轻薄子,所谓画虎不成反类狗也。’”

近义词: 画龙刻鹄

单字解释: [画]的意思 [虎]的意思 [刻]的意思 [鹄]的意思

英语解释

① It's a metaphor that you can't achieve anything in the end. ② It's a metaphor that a good thing can't be done, but it becomes a bad thing.