照葫蘆畫瓢 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
蘆 lu rushes, reeds
畫 huà delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
瓢 piáo ladle made from dried gourd