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照葫芦画瓢
照葫蘆畫瓢
zhàohúluhuàpiáo
1. lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
2. fig. to copy slavishly

Character Breakdown

照
zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
HSK 3 13 丶
葫
hú
bottle-gourd
12 丶
芦
lú
rushes, reeds
7 丶
画
huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
HSK 3 8 丶
瓢
piáo
a ladle made from a dried gourd
16 丶

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