yī​yàng​huà​hú​lu

to copy mechanically

Senses

依样画葫芦/ 依樣畫葫蘆 yī​yàng​huà​hú​lu to copy mechanically

Literally "to draw a gourd from a model"; means to copy something without any originality or to follow a pattern blindly.

References

synonym 如法炮制/如法炮製 依样画葫芦/依樣畫葫蘆
synonym 照葫芦画瓢/照葫蘆畫瓢 依样画葫芦/依樣畫葫蘆
same_as 依样葫芦/依樣葫蘆 依样画葫芦/依樣畫葫蘆
see 原封不动/原封不動 依样画葫芦/依樣畫葫蘆