To mimic others blindly without regard for one's own conditions, resulting in a ridiculous or backfiring effect; literally, the ugly woman [[东施|东施|dong1 shi1]] imitates the frown of the legendary beauty [[西施|西施|xi1 shi1]]

To blindly and servilely imitate others without considering one's own abilities, leading to a clumsy or ridiculous result; combines the idioms [[东施效颦|東施效顰|dong1 shi1 xiao4 pin2]] and [[邯郸学步|邯鄲學步|han2 dan1 xue2 bu4]]