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东施效颦
dōng​shī​xiào​pín

ludicrous imitation

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 东 東 dōng
    Dong
    the surname Dong
  2. 施 shī
    Shi
    the surname Shi
  3. 效颦 效顰 xiào​pín
    to imitate blindly
    To imitate someone blindly or without considering one's own conditions, resulting in a ridiculous or poor effect; often used in the idiom 东施效颦 dōng​shī​xiào​pín