如法炮製

如法炮制
rúfǎpáozhì
  1. lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. fig. to follow a set pattern

CEDICT

to follow a set pattern; to follow suit

Wiktionary

本指依照古法製藥，後多指依照往例或現有的方法辦事。也作「如法泡製」。

重編國語辭典

按照現成的方法執行

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 如 rú
  1. as
  2. as if
  3. such as
=2 法 fǎ variant of 法 fǎ
=2 法 fǎ
  1. law
  2. method
  3. way
  4. to emulate
  5. (Buddhism) dharma
  6. (abbr. for 法家 Fǎjiā) the Legalists
  7. (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉 fǎlā)
=2 法 fǎ
  1. old variant of 法 fǎ
  2. law
3 炮製 páozhì
  1. to concoct
  2. to invent
  3. to fabricate
  4. to produce
  5. to process
  6. processing and curing (Chinese medicine)

Related entries

如法泡製 rúfǎpàozhì
  1. lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. to follow the same plan