粵

依ji1樣joeng6畫waa2葫wu4蘆lou4

simp依样画葫芦
ji1 joeng6 waa2 wu4 lou4ji1 joeng6 waak6 wu4 lou4yī yàng huà hú lu

English

  1. lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
  2. fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
  3. to imitate mechanically and be lack of innovation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 照住模仿，並冇創新

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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