依样葫芦
yī​yàng​hú​lú

to copy mechanically

  • created reference approved 依样葫芦/依樣葫蘆 → 依样画葫芦/依樣畫葫蘆 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    依样葫芦 / 依樣葫蘆 yī​yàng​hú​lú

    依样画葫芦 / 依樣畫葫蘆 yī​yàng​huà​hú​lu

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 依样葫芦/依樣葫蘆 · yī​yàng​hú​lú · to copy mechanically — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    依样葫芦 / 依樣葫蘆

    yī​yàng​hú​lú

    to copy mechanically

    (idiom) to copy or imitate something blindly without any originality or new ideas

    yī​yàng​hú​lu

    依 (literal) → 依 · yī · according to 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · pattern 葫芦 (literal) → 葫芦/葫蘆 · hú​lu · bottle gourd

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense