邯郸学步 (Hán dān xué bù): to copy the way they walk in Handan; slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature
邯郸学步
to copy the way they walk in Handan; slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature
A man went to Handan to learn their elegant walk, failed, and forgot his own. For imitating so hard you lose what you had.