照葫蘆畫瓢 [ㄓㄠˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄆㄧㄠˊ; zhao4 hu2 lu5 hua4 piao2] lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) fig. to copy slavishly ◄ ►