东施效颦 (東施效顰) dōng shī xiào pín
dōng shī xiào pín
set phrase
Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown; to mimick somebody's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '東施效顰')
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- 第二回 Chapter 30 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1