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ugly woman trying to imitate a famous beauty knitting her brows; imitate somebody in certain particulars; be unconscious of one's own defects

dōng shī xiào pín

东 施 效 颦

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derogugly woman trying to imitate a famous beauty knitting her brows; imitate somebody in certain particulars; be unconscious of one's own defects
- dà bù fen shí hou wǒ men cháng shì de chuàng yì bù guò shì dōng shī xiào pín ér yǐ
  大部分时候我们尝试的创意不过是东施效颦而已。
  Most of the time our attempt to be creative is merely aping what we have seen elsewhere.
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yīng wǔ xué shé鹦鹉学舌 zhào māo huà hǔ照猫画虎 hán dān xué bù邯郸学步 huà hǔ lèi quǎn画虎类犬

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