"照貓畫虎" meaning in Chinese

See 照貓畫虎 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siːu̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵ waːk̚² fuː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡siːu̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵ waːk̚² fuː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zhàomāohuàhǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ziu³ maau¹ waak⁶ fu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhàomāohuàhǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhàomaohuàhǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chao⁴-mao¹-hua⁴-hu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jàu-māu-hwà-hǔ [Mandarin, Yale], jawmhauhuahhuu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжаомаохуаху [Mandarin, Palladius], čžaomaoxuaxu [Mandarin, Palladius], jiu māau waahk fú [Cantonese, Yale], dziu³ maau¹ waak⁹ fu² [Cantonese, Pinyin], jiu³ mao¹ wag⁶ fu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 照猫画虎
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 照貓畫虎
  1. to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality Tags: idiomatic 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), 照葫蘆畫瓢 (zhào húlu huà piáo), 照葫芦画瓢 (zhào húlu huà piáo), 依樣畫葫蘆 (yīyàng huà húlu), 依样画葫芦 (yīyàng huà húlu)
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to draw a tiger with a cat as a model",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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      "glosses": [
        "to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality"
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          "copy",
          "copy"
        ],
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          "imitate",
          "imitate"
        ],
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          "slavishly",
          "slavishly"
        ],
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          "originality",
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        ]
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          "roman": "zhào húlu huà piáo",
          "word": "照葫蘆畫瓢/照葫芦画瓢"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yīyàng huà húlu",
          "word": "依樣畫葫蘆/依样画葫芦"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhào húlu huà piáo",
          "word": "照葫蘆畫瓢"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhào húlu huà piáo",
          "word": "照葫芦画瓢"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yīyàng huà húlu",
          "word": "依樣畫葫蘆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yīyàng huà húlu",
          "word": "依样画葫芦"
        }
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhàomāohuàhǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ziu³ maau¹ waak⁶ fu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhàomāohuàhǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhàomaohuàhǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chao⁴-mao¹-hua⁴-hu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jàu-māu-hwà-hǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jawmhauhuahhuu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжаомаохуаху"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžaomaoxuaxu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu māau waahk fú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dziu³ maau¹ waak⁹ fu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu³ mao¹ wag⁶ fu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːu̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵ waːk̚² fuː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːu̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵ waːk̚² fuː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "照貓畫虎"
}
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          "imitate",
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          "slavishly",
          "slavishly"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhàomāohuàhǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ziu³ maau¹ waak⁶ fu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhàomāohuàhǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhàomaohuàhǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chao⁴-mao¹-hua⁴-hu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jàu-māu-hwà-hǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jawmhauhuahhuu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжаомаохуаху"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžaomaoxuaxu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu māau waahk fú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dziu³ maau¹ waak⁹ fu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu³ mao¹ wag⁶ fu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːu̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵ waːk̚² fuː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːu̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵ waːk̚² fuː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
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      "roman": "zhào húlu huà piáo",
      "word": "照葫蘆畫瓢/照葫芦画瓢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīyàng huà húlu",
      "word": "依樣畫葫蘆/依样画葫芦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhào húlu huà piáo",
      "word": "照葫蘆畫瓢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhào húlu huà piáo",
      "word": "照葫芦画瓢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīyàng huà húlu",
      "word": "依樣畫葫蘆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīyàng huà húlu",
      "word": "依样画葫芦"
    }
  ],
  "word": "照貓畫虎"
}

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