1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
为人师表
wéi rén shī biǎo
1 to serve as a model for others (idiom)
2 to be a worthy teacher
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
1 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
2 uninspired imitation
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
1 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
万世师表
wàn shì shī biǎo
1 model teacher of every age (idiom)
2 eternal paragon
3 refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]
虚有其表
xū yǒu qí biǎo
1 looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
2 not as good as it looks
3 a reputation with no substance
表里不一
biǎo lǐ bù yī
1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
2 saying one thing but meaning sth different
表里如一
biǎo lǐ rú yī
1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
2 to think and act as one
金玉其表,败絮其中
jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng
1 gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)