照猫画虎

lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation

to draw / picture / painting / CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1] / classifier for paintings etc / variant of 劃|划[hua4]

variant of 照[zhao4] / to shine / to illuminate

according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before

cat / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (dialect) to hide oneself / (coll.) modem

tiger / CL:隻|只[zhi1]