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照葫芦画瓢

zhàohúluhuàpiáo

Traditional: 照葫蘆畫瓢

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly

Character Breakdown

照
zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
HSK 3
葫
hú
bottle-gourd
芦
lú
rushes, reeds
画
huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
HSK 3
瓢
piáo
a ladle made from a dried gourd

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