lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
trad. 照葫蘆畫瓢
Also written 照葫蘆畫瓢【zhào hú lu huà piáo】
Characters in this word
5照
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variant of 照[zhao4], to shine, to illuminate
- Pinyin
- zhào
- Traditional
- 炤
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 1612 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
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
瓢
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dipper, ladle
- Pinyin
- piáo
- Strokes
- 16