Instead of imitating home, it is neither fish nor fowl.

Draw a tiger instead of a dog. This article classifies proverbs as stories. Release time: 201415 Ma Yuan was a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was brave and good at fighting, and made many contributions to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named him "General Fu Bo". This "General Fu Bo" is not only an all-powerful man on the battlefield, but also a model for future generations to educate the younger generation.

Ma Yuan has two nephews, one is Ma Yan and the other is Ma Dun. These two children usually enjoy discussing and mocking others, and especially like to make friends with chivalrous people.

Ma Yuan was very worried when he learned that his two nephews were serving in the army, so he wrote a letter to educate them.

He said in the letter: "I am most opposed to talking about others in my life. I hope you can do the same." Long Boxun is an honest, kind and rigorous person. He never comments on others casually, and is humble and thrifty. Although his position is not satisfactory, I respect him very much. "

"Du is chivalrous, generous and kind to others. Good people and bad people can make friends with him. When he held his father's funeral, countless people came to pay their respects, both good and bad. Much as I respect him, I don't want you to imitate him. If you learn from Lombok, you can at least be a modest and prudent person, if not. Just like a swan can't carve, at least it can be like a duck; But if you study Du Xue, once you don't learn well, you will become a frivolous and dissolute person. It's like painting a dragon and tiger as a dog instead of a dragon, and people will laugh at it. " !

This is the famous "Command Brother and Son Yan Dun". Taking Long and Du as examples, Ma Yuan taught his two nephews what to learn and what not to learn. Thus, Ma Yuan is indeed a good elder who has well disciplined the younger generation.

Playing proverbs, proverbs, painting a tiger does not make a dog.

The annotation is from Biography of Ma Yuan in the later Han Dynasty. I wanted to draw a tiger, but it turned out to be like a dog. Metaphor does not learn the strengths of others, but makes itself neither fish nor fowl, being laughed at.

Draw a tiger and dog in a similar sense.

The antonym is very vivid.

For example, his painting skills are perfect. If you want to imitate him, you must understand its subtlety, otherwise it is easy to draw a tiger instead of a dog.

Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and the wind sweeps away the leaves.