lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom); fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
trad. 東施效顰
Also written 東施效顰【Dōng Shī xiào pín】
Characters in this word
4东
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surname Dong
- Pinyin
- Dōng
- Traditional
- 東
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 5663 of 2500
施
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surname Shi
- Pinyin
- Shī
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 8742 of 2500
效
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variant of 傚|效[xiao4]
- Pinyin
- xiào
- Traditional
- 俲
- Strokes
- 10
颦
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to scowl, to knit the brows
- Pinyin
- pín
- Traditional
- 顰
- Strokes
- 21