亦步亦趨

Chinese

		also	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process	also	to hasten; to hurry; walk fast
trad. (亦步亦趨)		亦	步	亦	趨
simp. (亦步亦趋)		亦	步	亦	趋
Literally: “to blindly follow suit”.

Etymology

夫子步亦步，夫子趨亦趨，夫子馳亦馳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
夫子步亦步，夫子趋亦趋，夫子驰亦驰。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

Fūzǐ bù yì bù, fūzǐ qū yì qū, fūzǐ chí yì chí. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìbùyìqū

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄑㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ bou⁶ jik⁶ ceoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìbùyìqū
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄑㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihbuhyihchiu
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik⁶ bou⁶ jik⁶ ceoi¹
  - Yale: yihk bouh yihk chēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ bou⁶ jik⁹ tsoey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ bou⁶ yig⁶ cêu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² pou̯²² jɪk̚² t͡ɕʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

亦步亦趨

to imitate slavishly, to do what everyone else is doing

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