如法炮制

Traditional form:

如法炮製

Pinyin (reading):

rúfǎpáozhì

Definitions:

• lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
• fig. to follow a set pattern

Characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 炮 - cannon, artillery
• 制 - system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

Traditional characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 炮 - cannon, artillery
• 製 - system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower