东施效颦 dōngshīxiàopín ludicrous imitation Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 东 東 dōng Dong the surname Dong施 shī Shi the surname Shi效颦 效顰 xiàopín to imitate blindly To imitate someone blindly or without considering one's own conditions, resulting in a ridiculous or poor effect; often used in the idiom 东施效颦 dōngshīxiàopín