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Chinese
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to press (with the hand); to push; to control to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of |
diagram; to plan; picture diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart |
to search; to demand; to ask to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated |
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous
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| trad. (按圖索驥)
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按
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圖
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索
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驥
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| simp. (按图索骥)
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按
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图
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索
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骥
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| Literally: “to look for a fine horse using only a picture”.
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Etymology
From the Book of Han:
Pronunciation
Idiom
按圖索驥
- (figurative, derogatory) to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- (figurative) to try and find something with the help of a clue
References
- “Entry #148026”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.