狗尾续貂 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur
• fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece

Character by character

• 狗gǒudog
• 尾wěitail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 续xùcontinuous, serial
• 貂diāosable, mink, marten

Idioms sharing a character

• 人模狗样 rén mú gǒu yàng
• 偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu
• 兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng
• 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài
• 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
• 指鸡骂狗 zhǐ jī mà gǒu
• 狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu
• 狐群狗党 hú qún gǒu dǎng
• 狗仗人势 gǒu zhàng rén shì
• 狗屁不通 gǒu pì bù tōng

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