- lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- to try and find sth with the help of a clue
Characters
- 按 (按): to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 图 (圖): diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
- 索 (索): surname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
- 骥 (驥): thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous
Resources
- Wiktionary: 按图索骥
- MDBG: 按图索骥
- Examples with 按图索骥 on Tatoeba
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