照葫蘆畫瓢
Chinese
editaccording to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph |
bottle gourd; calabash; person that can drink a large amount of water | draw; picture; painting | dipper; ladle | ||
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trad. (照葫蘆畫瓢) | 照 | 葫蘆 | 畫 | 瓢 | |
simp. (照葫芦画瓢) | 照 | 葫芦 | 画 | 瓢 | |
Literally: “to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄆㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhào húlů huà piáo
- Wade–Giles: chao4 hu2-lu5 hua4 pʻiao2
- Yale: jàu hú-lu hwà pyáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaw hwu.lu huah pyau
- Palladius: чжао хулу хуа пяо (čžao xulu xua pjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu³⁵ lu³ xu̯ä⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ziu3 wu4 lou4 waak6 piu4
- Yale: jiu wùh lòuh waahk pìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu3 wu4 lou4 waak9 piu4
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu3 wu4 lou4 wag6 piu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯³³ wuː²¹ lou̯²¹ waːk̚² pʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit照葫蘆畫瓢
- to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality