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Home / Idiom / 照葫芦画瓢

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) · fig. to copy slavishly

照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
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Synonyms
Synonyms
to imitate · to copy · to emulate · to mimic · model模仿mó fǎnga wooden word-by-word reading照本宣科zhào běn xuān kēlit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject · uninspired imitation照猫画虎zhào māo huà hǔ
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