dōng​shī​xiào​pín

ludicrous imitation

  • created reference approved 东施效颦/東施效顰 → 东施 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东施效颦 / 東施效顰 dōng​shī​xiào​pín

    东施 dōng​shī

    see

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  • created reference approved 东施效颦/東施效顰 → 西施 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东施效颦 / 東施效顰 dōng​shī​xiào​pín

    西施 xī​shī

    see

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  • created sense approved 东施效颦/東施效顰 · dōng​shī​xiào​pín · ludicrous imitation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东施效颦 / 東施效顰

    dōng​shī​xiào​pín

    ludicrous imitation

    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]]

    东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · Dong 施 (literal) → 施 · shī · Shi 效颦 (literal) → 效颦/效顰 · xiào​pín · to imitate blindly

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