照板煮碗

Chinese

		according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	sample board; template; example sample board; template; example; model	to cook; to boil	bowl; cup
trad. (照板煮碗)		照	板	煮	碗
simp. #(照板煮碗)		照	板	煮	碗
alternative forms		照辦煮碗／照办煮碗 照版煮碗
Literally: “to cook a bowl of dish according to template”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu³ baan² zyu² wun²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu³ baan² zyu² wun²
    • Yale: jiu báan jyú wún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu³ baan² dzy² wun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu³ ban² ju² wun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯³³ paːn³⁵ t͡syː³⁵ wuːn³⁵/

Idiom

照板煮碗

1. (Cantonese, figurative) to follow existing models without attempt at originality; to copy something mechanically without thinking

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 依樣畫葫蘆／依样画葫芦 (yīyàng huà húlu), 照貓畫虎／照猫画虎 (zhàomāohuàhǔ)