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芦
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Jyutping
ziu3 wu4 lou4 waak6 piu4
Pinyin
zhào hú lu huà piáo
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
fig. to copy slavishly
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality
(syn.) 依样画葫芦, 依樣畫葫蘆