效颦学步 xiàopínxuébù to play the ape Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 效颦学步 效顰學步 xiàopínxuébù to play the ape 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 dōngshīxiàopín and 邯郸学步 hándānxuébù Cross-References Synonym 东施效颦 dōngshīxiàopín邯郸学步 hándānxuébù
效颦学步 效顰學步 xiàopínxuébù to play the ape 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 dōngshīxiàopín and 邯郸学步 hándānxuébù Cross-References Synonym 东施效颦 dōngshīxiàopín邯郸学步 hándānxuébù
