學樣

Chinese

learn; study; science
learn; study; science; ‑ology
 
manner; pattern; way
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
 
trad. (學樣)
simp. (学样)

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Verb

學樣

  1. to imitate somebody's example
    學樣 [Puxian Min, trad.]
    学样 [Puxian Min, simp.]
    dua5 gao3 bor2 cieo2, se4 gao3 o7 ieo5. [Pouseng Ping'ing]
    Monkey see, monkey do.
    (literally, “The big dog climbs the wall; the small dog learns to do the same.”)

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “学样”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 419.
  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long]; 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu]; 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying]; 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019), 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 91.