基本解释
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。’”
单字解释:
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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.