依樣畫葫蘆

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Chinese

according to; depend on; near to
according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix
 
manner; pattern; way
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
 
 draw; picture; painting bottle gourd; calabash; person that can drink a large amount of water
trad. (依樣畫葫蘆) 依 樣 畫 葫蘆
simp. (依样画葫芦) 依 样 画 葫芦
Literally: “to draw a gourd from the model”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

依樣畫葫蘆

  1. (figurative) to copy something mechanically without attempt at originality

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