Usage of the character 颦
pín
颦
[顰]
- to scowl
- to knit the brows
pínméi
颦眉
[顰眉]
- to knit one's brows
- to frown
yīpínyīxiào
一颦一笑
[一顰一笑]
- every frown and every smile
Dōng Shīxiàopín
东施效颦
[東施效顰]
- lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself