依葫芦画瓢 in English yi1 hu2 lu5 hua4 piao2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to follow the existing pattern without modification

Simplified Characters

依 葫 芦 画 瓢

Traditional Characters

依 葫 蘆 畫 瓢

Pinyin

yi1 hu2 lu5 hua4 piao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

依yi1to depend on 葫hu2Allium scorodoprasum 芦lu2rush 画hua4to draw 瓢piao2dipper