But to say of a piece of chinoiserie, "he tried to draw a tiger but ended up with t dog," is like feeling sorry for a Westerner who is enjoying his turkey because you think he must have tried to cook a Peking duck.
再者，如果老外自己烤只醬火雞吃得津津有味，你偏說他畫虎不成反類犬，燒鴨烤成了火雞，豈不冤枉！