Translation

• 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
• uninspired imitation

Synonyms

• 东施效颦, 亦步亦趋, 人云亦云, 仿, 仿效, 仿照, 依傍, 依样画葫芦, 取法, 因袭, 套, 如法炮制, 学, 学舌, 宪章, 师法, 拟, 摹, 摹仿, 效, 效仿, 效尤, 效法, 模仿, 模拟, 法, 照葫芦画瓢, 祖述, 踵武, 邯郸学步, 鹦鹉学舌