如 法 炮 制

rúfǎpáozhì

lit. to follow the recipe (idiom); fig. to follow a set pattern

Traditional 如法炮製

Meaning

rúfǎpáozhìru2 fa3 pao2 zhi4

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rú · as, as if, like, such as, supposing

Radical 女 · 6 strokes · Parts 女口

Ideographic: A wife 女 following her husband's words 口

fǎ · law, rule, statute; method, way; French

Radical 氵 · 8 strokes · Parts 氵去

Ideographic: The course 去 followed by a stream 氵

páo · cannon, artillery

Radical 火 · 9 strokes · Parts 火包

Pictophonetic: fire

zhì · system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

Radical 刂 · 8 strokes · Parts 巾刂

Pictophonetic: knife

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