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照板煮碗
  ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2   jyutping
  zhao4 ban3 zhu3 wan3   pinyin
[1] copy/repeat mechanically; follow the beaten track; imitate; mimic
[2] give an eye for an eye; pay sb in his own coin
[literal] cook another bowl after the sample

[variant] | [] 依樣畫葫蘆


Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Characters in this word:

 ziu3  -  shine, light; take care of
 baan2  -  plank; board
 zyu2  -  cook
 wun2  -  bowl
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