"畫虎不成反類狗" meaning in Chinese

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "畫虎不成反類狗"
}