依葫芦画瓢

Traditional form:

依葫蘆畫瓢

Pinyin (reading):

yīhúluhuàpiáo

Definitions:

• lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
• fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification

Characters:

• 依 - to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
• 葫 - bottle-gourd
• 芦 - rushes, reeds
• 画 - picture, painting, drawing; to draw
• 瓢 - a ladle made from a dried gourd

Traditional characters:

• 依 - to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
• 葫 - bottle-gourd
• 蘆 - rushes, reeds
• 畫 - picture, painting, drawing; to draw
• 瓢 - a ladle made from a dried gourd