如法炮制

如法炮製
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

本指依照古法製药，后多指依照往例或现有的方法办事。也作「如法泡製」。

重編國語辭典

按照现成的方法执行

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 炮制 páozhì
  1. to concoct
  2. to invent
  3. to fabricate
  4. to produce
  5. to process
  6. processing and curing (Chinese medicine)

Related entries

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