n. (Hira=かく) stroke, mark left by a writing implement

v. (Hira=かくする) draw, mark; demarcate; divide; map out

v. (Trad=畫, Pinyin=hua4) picture, draw, paint, describe, depict, represent, pencil

n. (Trad=畫, Pinyin=hua4) paint, drawing, painting, picture

hua4 hu3 bu4 cheng2 fan3 lei4 quan3
Trying to draw a tiger and ending up with the liness of a dog.
Attempting something overambitious and end in failure. Alernative forms: 画虎类犬 (hua4 hu3 lei4 quan3) and 画虎类狗 (hua4 hu3 lei4 gou3).

hua4 she2 tian1 zu2
Draw a snake with feet.
A figure of speech to describe adding something that does not exist or to do something redundantly. Wasting time on something superfluous. Compare with 画龙点睛 (hua4 long2 dian3 jing1).

hua4 long2 dian3 jing1
Adding eyes to a painted dragon.
Adding the finishing touches. Adding a word or two to clinch the point. Compare with 画蛇添足 (hua4 she2 tian1 zu2).

Pinyin: hua4
Wade-Giles: hua4
Zhuyin:
Hanzi:
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(Hira=が)picture; drawing; sketch
(JLPT_LEVEL=1)

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(Hira=かく)～strokes (brush)
(JLPT_LEVEL=1)

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