按圖索驥
simp按图索骥on3 tou4 sok3 kei3on3 tou4 saak3 kei3àn tú suǒ jì
English
- lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- to try and find sth with the help of a clue
- to try and find something with the help of a clue; literally: to look for a fine horse using a picture
粵語 — Cantonese
- 字面指照住幅圖去揾隻好馬,比喻依照線索去揾一啲嘢
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk