dōng​shī​xiào​pín

ludicrous imitation

Senses

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 dōng​shī imitates the frown of the legendary beauty 西施 xī​shī

References

see 东施效颦/東施效顰 东施/东施
see 东施效颦/東施效顰 西施/西施
see 效颦/效顰 东施效颦/東施效顰
see 捧心/捧心 东施效颦/東施效顰
synonym 效颦学步/效顰學步 东施效颦/東施效顰