draw a dipper with a gourd as a model—copy; imitate ? 他的這種文體不足掛齒?！降奈捏w有什么文學價值呢？His style is not worth mentioning. What’s the literary value of a style imitated from others?
照葫蘆畫瓢zhao hu lu hua piao
draw a dipper with a gourd as a model—copy
照葫蘆畫瓢zhào hú lu huà piáo
按照葫蘆來畫水瓢。比喻只從形式上模仿，實際上并不理解。copy, duplicate, imitate, a slavish imitation