yī yàng huà hú lu

Traditional: 依樣畫葫蘆

依样画葫芦 (yī yàng huà hú lu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 依样画葫芦

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