Monkey see monkey do
tʃaɪniːzle̞tə mo̞ tʃaɪniːzle̞tə kä ɽä tʃaɪniːzle̞tə tɕi ɽɯᵝ ɛs eɪ ɑː juː ɛm əʊ keɪ aɪ keɪ eɪ ɑː eɪ əʊ siː eɪtʃ aɪ ɑː juː
In Japanese 猿も木から落ちる (Saru mo ki kara ochiru)
This is a proverb meaning 'Even monkeys fall from trees', implying that even experts make mistakes. It's not a direct translation, but it conveys a related idea of imitation and fallibility.
Example
"彼は猿も木から落ちるというように、失敗した (Kare wa saru mo ki kara ochiru to iu you ni, shippai shita)."
