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刻鵠類鶩 (hak1 huk6 leoi6 mou6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

刻鵠類鶩 (hak1 huk6 leoi6 mou6, kè hú lèi wù) — to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom); to fail utterly in trying to copy something; to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 刻字 (hak1 zi6) — to engrave characters
• 刻苦 (hak1 fu2) — (adjective) Arduous (work, etc.)
• 刻薄 (hak1 bok6) — (adjective) abrasive; mean and callous
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