Painting gourd according to the book

Painting gourd according to the book

It means simply imitating the original or not changing or innovating. The same as "painting gourd according to the pattern".

Idiom explanation

Idiom explanation: it means simply imitating the original or not changing or innovating. The same as "painting gourd according to the pattern".

Idioms and allusions

Idiom source: Zhuzi Yulei Volume 4 2: "Zhonggong is only made according to the book, but only according to the book." idiom example: I am afraid that I will take grass with me. I will count the black and discuss the yellow. I will write imitation and description from beginning to end. The second part of Wang Bocheng's banishment of Yelang in Yuan Dynasty

Discrimination of words

Synonyms: draw gourd according to the example, draw gourd according to the example