如出一辙
rú chū yī zhé
exactly alike; cut from the same cloth
Character by character
如rú
as if
as if
出chū
come out of
come out of
一yī
one
one
辙zhé
wheel rut
wheel rut
Example
这几部短剧的开头如出一辙，都是女主角在婚礼上被人抛弃。
These micro-dramas all open in exactly the same way: the heroine is jilted at her wedding.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Two carts that leave the very same tracks. Says that methods, excuses, plots or mistakes are strikingly alike, often with a critical edge: A和B如出一辙, 与…如出一辙.
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