画虎不成反类犬

1. • to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
2. • to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it

Character by character

• 画(huà)draw
• 虎(hǔ)tiger
• 不(bù)no
• 成(chéng)surname Cheng
• 反(fǎn)contrary
• 类(lèi)kind
• 犬(quǎn)dog