lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
trad. 依樣畫葫蘆
Also written 依樣畫葫蘆【yī yàng huà hú lu】
Characters in this word
5依
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to depend on, to comply with or listen to sb, according to, in the light of
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 6171 of 2500
样
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manner, pattern, way, appearance, shape, classifier: kind, type
- Pinyin
- yàng
- Traditional
- 樣
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4487 of 2500
画
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to draw; to paint, picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]), to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]), stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]), (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- Pinyin
- huà
- Traditional
- 畫
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1144 of 2500
葫
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used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]
- Pinyin
- hú
- Strokes
- 12
芦
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rush, reed, Phragmites communis
- Pinyin
- lú
- Traditional
- 蘆
- Strokes
- 7