照板煮碗 (ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2) — give an eye for an eye; pay sb in his own coin in Cantonese

ziu˗₃baanˊ²zyuˊ²wunˊ²
Mandarin Pinyin: zhao4 ban3 zhu3 wan3

Meaning of 照板煮碗

noungive an eye for an eye; pay sb in his own coin
nouncook another bowl after the sample
noun照板煮糊 | [國] 依樣畫葫蘆
nouncopy/repeat mechanically; follow the beaten track; imitate; mimic
nouncopy from previous success with no originality (slang)

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