照葫芦画瓢

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 照葫芦画瓢 – see 照葫蘆畫瓢 (“to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model; to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality”). (This term is the simplified form of 照葫蘆畫瓢).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.