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 ㄇㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu³ maau¹ waak⁶ fu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàomāohuàhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ 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

1. 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)