刻鹄类鹜

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刻鵠類鶩 刻鹄类鹜
[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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刻鹄类鹜
kèhú-lèiwù
〈成〉
1   try to carve a swan and at least you'll get a duck—aim reasonably high and you won't fall far short
2   imitate unsuccessfully
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刻鹄类鹜
kèhú-lèiwù
<熟> aim reasonably high and you won't fall far shortfail to attain what one set out to
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