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东施效颦
Dōng Shī xiào pín
What 东施效颦 means
- lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
The characters in 东施效颦
- 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)…
- 效xiàoto imitate (variant of 效
- 颦pínto scowl; to knit the brows
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