Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

依樣畫葫蘆

yīyànghuàhúlu

ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ

Simplified 依样画葫芦

  1. 1lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality

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