四不像

Traditional form:

四不像

Pinyin (reading):

sìbùxiàng

Definitions:

• common name for 麋鹿 (mílù), Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse
• an odd mixture of disparate elements
• hodgepodge
• farrago

Characters:

• 四 - four
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 像 - picture, image, figure; to resemble

Traditional characters:

• 四 - four
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 像 - picture, image, figure; to resemble