Translation

• lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
• fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
• to try and find sth with the help of a clue

Synonyms

• 一板一眼, 不到黄河心不死, 不识抬举, 依样画葫芦, 划一不二, 刻板, 刻舟求剑, 古板, 呆板, 固执己见, 姜太公钓鱼, 守株待兔, 拘于, 板, 板板六十四, 死, 死心塌地, 死板, 死脑筋, 毒化, 率由旧章, 胶柱鼓瑟, 食古不化
• 寻, 寻找, 寻觅, 找, 找寻, 找找, 招来, 探寻, 搜, 搜寻, 搜求, 搜索, 摸, 摸索, 查寻, 查找, 检索, 物色, 索, 觅, 踅摸, 追寻, 追觅