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 dōngshīxiàopín
东施 dōngshī
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 dōngshīxiàopín
西施 xīshī
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 东施效颦/東施效顰 · dōngshīxiàopín · ludicrous imitation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
东施效颦 / 東施效顰
dōngshīxiàopín
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 · xiàopín · to imitate blindly
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