Meaning of 东施效颦
东施效颦 means to blindly imitate someone with disastrous results; to make a ludicrous attempt to imitate. Pronounced dōng shī xiào pín.
- to blindly imitate someone with disastrous results; to make a ludicrous attempt to imitate
Definitions & Examples
Xué学
xí习
bié别
rén人
de的
jīng经
yàn验
yào要
jié结
hé合
zì自
shēn身
shí实
jì际
，
bù不
néng能
dōng东
shī施
xiào效
pín颦
。
When learning from others' experience, one must consider one's own actual conditions and not blindly imitate like Dongshi.
Tā她
mó模
fǎng仿
míng明
xīng星
chuān穿
yī衣
，
jié结
guǒ果
dōng东
shī施
xiào效
pín颦
，
xiǎn显
de得
hěn很
kě可
xiào笑
。
She imitated how celebrities dress, but ended up looking ridiculous like Dongshi imitating a frown.
Qǐ企
yè业
gǎi改
gé革
yào要
yīn因
dì地
zhì制
yí宜
，
qiè切
jì忌
dōng东
shī施
xiào效
pín颦
。
Enterprise reform must adapt to local conditions; one must absolutely avoid blind imitation like Dongshi.
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
lǐ理
jiě解
yuán原
lǐ理
jiù就
zhào照
bān搬
dài代
mǎ码
，
zhǐ只
huì会
dōng东
shī施
xiào效
pín颦
，
xiě写
chū出
lòu漏
dòng洞
bǎi百
chū出
de的
chéng程
xù序
。
If you copy code without understanding the principles, you will only produce clumsy imitation like Dongshi, writing programs full of bugs.