如法炮制 in English ru2 fa3 pao2 zhi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to follow the recipe (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to follow a set pattern

Simplified Characters

如 法 炮 制

Traditional Characters

如 法 炮 製

Pinyin

ru2 fa3 pao2 zhi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

如ru2as 法fa3variant of 法[fa3] 炮pao4to sauté 制zhi4system