照葫蘆畫瓢
Chinese
- according to; in accordance with; to shineaccording to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
bottle gourd; calabash; full house draw; picture; painting dipper; ladle trad. (照葫蘆畫瓢) 照 葫蘆 畫 瓢 simp. (照葫芦画瓢) 照 葫芦 画 瓢 Literally: “to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
照葫蘆畫瓢
- to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality
Synonyms
- 依樣畫葫蘆/依样画葫芦 (yīyàng huà húlu)