邯郸学步 meaning in English
(比喻摹仿别人不成, 反而丧失固有的技能) imitate others and thus lose one's own individuality; imitate another without success and lose what used to be one's own ability; in attempting to walk like a swan, the crow loses its own gait.; slavishly imitate others and lose own originality; take a leaf out of another person's book
Examples
- From this fable comes the idiom " learn to walk in handan " . we use this idiom to describe someone who imitates others blindly only to lose his own individuality
“邯郸学步”这个成语就是从这则传说而来的。用来形容那些盲目模仿别人，反而丧失原有个性的人。