照猫画虎

Traditional (Taiwan): 照貓畫虎

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zhàomāohuàhǔ ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄠㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ

- lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
- uninspired imitation

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

依葫芦画瓢 yīhúluhuàpiáo

Antonyms 反义词

别出心裁 biéchūxīncái

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