照
猫
画
虎

Word Definition - 照猫画虎

zhào māo huà hǔ 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; uninspired imitation

Individual Character Details

照 zhào, zhào
猫 māo, máo
画 huà
虎 hǔ