zhào hú lu huà piáo
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
fig. to copy slavishly
照
zhào
according to
葫
hú
used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]
芦
lu
rush
画
huà
to draw; to paint
瓢
piáo
dipper
