刻鹄类鹜

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)

2. 貳动verb

   to fail utterly in trying to copy something

   • tāxiǎngmófǎngdàshī,jiéguǒkèhúlèiwù.

     他想模仿大师，结果刻鹄类鹜。🔊

     He wanted to imitate the master, but the result was a disastrous failure like carving a swan and ending up with a duck.

3. 參形adjective

   to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result

   • tākèhúlèiwù,suīránbúshìzuìhǎo,dànyěsuànbúcuò.

     他刻鹄类鹜，虽然不是最好，但也算不错。🔊

     He diligently pursues things in an earnest manner, and although not the best, it can be considered quite good.