照貓畫虎

Chinese

		according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	cat	draw; picture; painting	tiger
trad. (照貓畫虎)		照	貓	畫	虎
simp. (照猫画虎)		照	猫	画	虎
Literally: “to draw a tiger with a cat as a model”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhàomāohuàhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄠㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu³ maau¹ waak⁶ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhàomāohuàhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄠㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhàomaohuàhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chao⁴-mao¹-hua⁴-hu³
  - Yale: jàu-māu-hwà-hǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawmhauhuahhuu
  - Palladius: чжаомаохуаху (čžaomaoxuaxu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu³ maau¹ waak⁶ fu²
  - Yale: jiu māau waahk fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu³ maau¹ waak⁹ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu³ mao¹ wag⁶ fu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵ waːk̚² fuː³⁵/

Idiom

照貓畫虎

to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality

Synonyms

照葫蘆畫瓢／照葫芦画瓢 (zhào húlu huà piáo)
依樣畫葫蘆／依样画葫芦 (yīyàng huà húlu)

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