岩画 (巖畫)
yán huà
Pinyin
Definition
岩画 (巖畫)
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- rock painting
- picture or writing carved on rocks
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
依样画葫芦
- 1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
- 2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依葫芦画瓢
- 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
- 2 fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
指手画脚
- 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
- 2 to explain by waving one's hands
- 3 to criticize or give orders summarily
照葫芦画瓢
- 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
- 2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
- 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