照葫蘆畫瓢

Chinese

		according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	bottle gourd; calabash; person that can drink a large amount of water	draw; picture; painting	dipper; ladle
trad. (照葫蘆畫瓢)		照	葫蘆	畫	瓢
simp. (照葫芦画瓢)		照	葫芦	画	瓢
Literally: “to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhào húlu huà piáo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄆㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu³ wu⁴ lou⁴ waak⁶ piu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhào húlu huà piáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄆㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhào húlů huà piáo
  - Wade–Giles: chao⁴ hu²-lu⁵ hua⁴ pʻiao²
  - Yale: jàu hú-lu hwà pyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaw hwu.lu huah pyau
  - Palladius: чжао хулу хуа пяо (čžao xulu xua pjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu³⁵ lu³ xu̯ä⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu³ wu⁴ lou⁴ waak⁶ piu⁴
  - Yale: jiu wùh lòuh waahk pìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu³ wu⁴ lou⁴ waak⁹ piu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu³ wu⁴ lou⁴ wag⁶ piu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯³³ wuː²¹ lou̯²¹ waːk̚² pʰiːu̯²¹/

Idiom

照葫蘆畫瓢

to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality

Synonyms

依樣畫葫蘆／依样画葫芦 (yīyàng huà húlu)

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