zhao4
照
照
mao1
猫
貓
hua4
画
畫
hu3
虎
虎
chengyu
  1. lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
  2. uninspired imitation

Characters

  • 照 (炤): variant of 照[zhao4]; to shine; to illuminate
  • 猫 (貓): cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem
  • 画 (畫): to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
  • 虎 (虎): tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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