刻木为鹄 — “Carve wood into a swan”
刻木为鹄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a crude or rough imitation that bears a resemblance to the original, though not perfectly accurate; a likeness that is similar but not exactly the same”. Literally, “Carve wood into a swan”.
刻木为鹄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刻木为鹄 Character Breakdown
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What does 刻木为鹄 mean?
刻木为鹄 (kè mù wéi hú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a crude or rough imitation that bears a resemblance to the original, though not perfectly accurate; a likeness that is similar but not exactly the same”.
How do you pronounce 刻木为鹄?
刻木为鹄 is pronounced kè mù wéi hú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刻木为鹄 literally mean?
Literally, 刻木为鹄 means “Carve wood into a swan”. It is used to mean “to make a crude or rough imitation that bears a resemblance to the original, though not perfectly accurate; a likeness that is similar but not exactly the same”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刻木为鹄?
比喻仿效虽不逼真，但还相似。