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lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) · fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality

依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lú
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
apply or copy mechanically · copy mechanically in disregard of specific conditions · copy mechanically and apply indiscriminately生搬硬套shēng bān yìng tàolit. 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 hǔto imitate · to copy · to emulate · to mimic · model模仿mó fǎngstiff · inflexible · mechanical · stubborn · to cut blocks for printing刻板kè bǎn
Antonyms
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner · to stand out · to develop one's own school · to have attitude of one's own独树一帜dú shù yī zhìto take an alternate route (idiom) · to find an alternative · to take a different approach · to blaze a new trail另辟蹊径lìng pì xī jìngto start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path · to break fresh ground别开生面bié kāi shēng miàn
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