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