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照葫芦画瓢
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Collocation
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不过是照葫芦画瓢
2
完全/纯粹是照葫芦画瓢
3
就照葫芦画瓢
4
只能照葫芦画瓢
5
只会照葫芦画瓢
6
只是照葫芦画瓢
Definition
照葫芦画瓢:
Literally means:
draw dipper with a gourd as the model
Actually means:
葫芦, the gourd; 瓢, the dipper, or a hemispherical container made from the gourd.
To draw a dipper with gourd as the model figuratively means simply imitating the form of something, copy mechanically, or follow suit. Usually derogatory.
葫芦，一种植物的果实；瓢，一种用葫芦做成的半球形器具。
按照葫芦的样子画出瓢来，比喻简单地从形式上模仿。多有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate, adverbial adjunct or obiect. (作谓语、状语、宾语等)
1
Kàndào
看到
rénjiā
人家
de
的
shū
书
xiāolù
销路
hěn
很
hǎo
好
,
tā
他
jiù
就
zhàohúluhuàpiáo
照葫芦画瓢
,
yě
也
xiě
写
le
了
yī
一
běn
本
sònggěi
送给
chūbǎnshè
出版社
,
jiēguǒ
结果
bèi
被
tuì
退
huílái
回来
le
了
,
yuányīn
原因
shì
是
méiyǒu
没有
xīnyì
新意
。
Seeing that people's books sell well, he took the gourd painting, also wrote a book to the publishing house, the result was returned, because there is no new idea.
2
Mǎlì
玛丽
mǎi
买
le
了
càipǔ
菜谱
,
zhàohúluhuàpiáo
照葫芦画瓢
dì
地
zuò
做
le
了
jǐ
几
ge
个
zhōngguó
中国
cài
菜
,
suīrán
虽然
yàngzi
样子
bùdà
不大
hǎokàn
好看
,
dàn
但
chī
吃
qǐlai
起来
hái
还
bùcuò
不错
。
Mary bought the recipe and made a few Chinese dishes according to the gourd, although it didn't look good, but it tasted good.
3
Yǒuxiē
有些
dìfāng
地方
de
的
biāozhì
标志
xìng
性
jiànzhù
建筑
méiyǒu
没有
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
tèsè
特色
。
Yěxǔ
也许
nàli
那里
de
的
jiànzhùshī
建筑师
quēfá
缺乏
chuàngyì
创意
,
zhī
只
huì
会
zhàohúluhuàpiáo
照葫芦画瓢
。
In some places, iconic buildings do not have their own characteristics. Perhaps the architects there lack creativity and will only paint the .