照葫芦画瓢

Traditional: 照葫蘆畫瓢

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Dictionary entry

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)

What does 照葫芦画瓢 mean?

照葫芦画瓢 (zhào hú lu huà piáo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)

2fig. to copy slavishly

Character breakdown

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照zhàovariant of 照[zhao4] · to shine 葫húused in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]芦lú(bound form) reed 画huàto draw; to paint · picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])瓢piáodipper · ladle

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照葫芦画瓢

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