东施效颦
Traditional form:
東施效顰
Pinyin (reading):
Dōng Shīxiàopín
Definitions:
- lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
Characters:
- 东 - east, eastern, eastward
- 施 - to grant, to bestow; to act; surname
- 效 - result, effect; effective
- 颦 - to frown; to knit the brows
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