照貓畫虎

ziu3 maau1 waak6 fu2

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. 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
  2. uninspired imitation

Written Forms

照貓畫虎Traditional · Main Form
照猫画虎Alternate Form

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