依樣畫葫蘆 [ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ; yi1 yang4 hua4 hu2 lu5] lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality ◄ ►