一模一样 (yī mú yī yàng) — exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A common idiom meaning 'exactly the same' with NO differences at all. 大同小异, by contrast, allows for small differences.

phrase

exactly the same (idiom)carbon copy

Examples

一模一样，。
Zhè duì shuāng bāo tāi cháng dé yī mú yī yàng, wǒ gēn běn fēn bù qīng shuí shì shuí.
These twins look exactly alike — I can't tell who is who at all.
一模一样，。
Zhè liǎng fèn hé tong de nèi róng yī mú yī yàng, nǐ qiān nǎ yí fèn dōu xíng.
The content of these two contracts is exactly the same; you can sign either one.
一模一样，。
Xīn kuǎn shǒu jī gēn jiù kuǎn yī mú yī yàng, zhǐ shì yán sè bù tóng.
The new phone model looks exactly the same as the old one, only the color is different.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木莫模

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

莫

莫mò模mó

Same sound today

The left part 木 is tree; the right part 莫 gives the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

木羕樣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

羕

羕yàng樣yàng

Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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