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draw a tiger with a cat as a model; infer how to do one thing from another similar one

zhào māo huà hǔ

照 猫 画 虎

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derogdraw a tiger with a cat as a model; infer how to do one thing from another similar one
- tā zhào māo huà hǔ
  他照猫画虎。
  He draws a tiger with a cat as a model.
synonym
rú fǎ páo zhì如法炮制 zhào běn xuān kē照本宣科
antonym
bié chū xīn cái别出心裁

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