After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「東施效顰」. Meaning and usage are below.
Discover the idiom 「東施效顰」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Imitation: to imitate; frown: to frown. A metaphor for imitating indiscriminately with extremely bad results.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dōng shī xiào pín
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dung1 si1 haau6 pan4
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
