按圖索驥 [-图-骥]
Jyutping
on3 tou4 sok3 kei3
Pinyin
àn tú suǒ jì
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動詞
字面指照住幅圖去揾隻好馬,比喻依照線索去揾一啲嘢
to try and find something with the help of a clue; literally: to look for a fine horse using a picture
按圖索驥 [-图-骥]
Jyutping
on3 tou4 saak3 kei3
Pinyin
àn tú suǒ jì
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lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
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fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
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to try and find sth with the help of a clue
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動詞
字面指照住幅圖去揾隻好馬,比喻依照線索去揾一啲嘢
to try and find something with the help of a clue; literally: to look for a fine horse using a picture