follow suit without knowing why
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ǎ IR é NK à NCH à ng, which means short people crowded in the crowd to see a play. This is a metaphor for not knowing the actual situation and gossiping with others. It comes from Volume 27 of Zhu Zi Yu Lei.
The origin of Idioms
"Zhu Zi Yu Lei" Volume 27: "just like a dwarf watching a play, he laughs when he sees the person in front of him. Although he has never seen it before, he must be funny, so he laughs with him."
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate and attributive to describe ignorance and echoing. Examples are true or false. We need to make it clear. We can't follow others.
follow suit without knowing why
have red silk draped over one 's shoulders and flowers pinned on one 's breast - pī hóng dài huā
remarkable in talent and quick in movement - gāo cái jié zú
The peach and the plum are self-evident, and they make their own way - táo lǐ bù yán,xià zì chéng háng