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照貓畫虎

简照猫画虎 · 繁照貓畫虎

Mandarin · pinyin zhào māo huà hǔ

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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4–1–4–3 · zhao4 mao1 hua4 hu3

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ziu3 maau1 waak6 fu2

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