邯鄲學步
hán​dān​xué​bù

to lose oneself in blind imitation of others

  • created sense approved 邯郸学步/邯鄲學步 · hán​dān​xué​bù · to lose oneself in blind imitation of others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    邯郸学步 / 邯鄲學步

    hán​dān​xué​bù

    to lose oneself in blind imitation of others

    Literally meaning "to learn to walk in [[邯郸|邯鄲|han2 dan1]]"; refers to blindly imitating others and failing, while also losing one's original skills or identity in the process.

    邯郸 (literal) → 邯郸/邯鄲 · hán​dān · Handan (city) 学步 (literal) → 学步/學步 · xué​bù · to imitate others

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