照葫芦画瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. fig. to copy slavishly

CHARACTERS

照 zhào
HSK 3
shine, illumine, reflect
葫 hú bottle-gourd
芦 lu rushes, reeds
画 huà
HSK 3
a painting, picture, drawing; to draw
瓢 piáo ladle made from dried gourd