[ dōng shī xiào pín ]
 
東施: 人名	；a women that lives on the east side of the village
效	: 仿效	；copying actions of others
顰	: 皺眉	；furrowing one’s brows 
 
Def: 比喻盲目胡亂地模仿他人，結果卻適得其反
Describing one to imitate the actions of others without understanding the reason or nature of just to get the opposite effect or to humiliate oneself

[ dōng shī xiào pín ] 東施: 人名 ；a women that lives on the east side of the village 效 : 仿效 ；copying actions of others 顰 : 皺眉 ；furrowing one’s brows Def: 比喻盲目胡亂地模仿他人，結果卻適得其反 Describing one to imitate the actions of others without understanding the reason or nature of just to get the opposite effect or to humiliate oneself

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Learning idioms and the history and culture behind them is crucial in understanding how east Asian communities view the world. This series aims to bridge the gap between pure form mandarin and modern English and Chinese.

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