依样画葫芦

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

Characters and words in 依样画葫芦

= y + Ø1
to depend on / to comply with or listen to sb / according to / in the light of
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yàng = y + ang4
manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type
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huà = hu + a4
to draw / picture / painting / CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1] / classifier for paintings etc / variant of 劃|划[hua4]
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calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house
= hu + Ø2
Allium scorodoprasum / bottle gourd
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= lu + Ø2
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