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a wooden word-by-word reading

照本宣科
zhào běn xuān kē
zh+ào·4th toneb+ěn·3rd tonex+üān·1st tonek+ē·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. 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 hǔlit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) · fig. to copy slavishly照葫芦画瓢zhào hú lu huà piáodoctrine · dogma · creed · dogmatic教条jiào tiáolit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) · fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines · to try and find sth with the help of a clue按图索骥àn tú suǒ jì
Antonyms
(idiom) to quote out of context断章取义duàn zhāng qǔ yì(lit.) to add oil and vinegar (idiom) · (fig.) to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc)添油加醋tiān yóu jiā cù
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