照葫芦画瓢 in English zhao4 hu2 lu5 hua4 piao2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to copy slavishly

Simplified Characters

照 葫 芦 画 瓢

Traditional Characters

照 葫 蘆 畫 瓢

Pinyin

zhao4 hu2 lu5 hua4 piao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

照zhao4variant of 照[zhao4] 葫hu2Allium scorodoprasum 芦lu2rush 画hua4to draw 瓢piao2dipper