東施效顰

东
東
施
施
效
效
颦
顰
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself

Characters and words in 東施效顰

东
東
do̅ng = du + (e)ng1
surname Dong
东 = 七 + 小 : Doggy Dog wants to build a model of the Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower in front of the engine. He has a model tower as guide, and a seven-branched laser sword as well as a daisy as building blocks.
东
東
do̅ng = du + (e)ng1
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
东 = 七 + 小 : Doggy Dog wants to build a model of the Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower in front of the engine. He has a model tower as guide, and a seven-branched laser sword as well as a daisy as building blocks.
施
shi̅ = sh + Ø1
surname Shi
施
shi̅ = sh + Ø1
(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc)
施 = 㐌 + 方 : The savage (㐌) bestows (施) Sherlock Holmes (sh) a square (方) as sign for their friendship in front of the space station (Ø1).
效
俲
xiào = xi + ao4
variant of 傚|效[xiao4]
效 = 交 + 攵 : Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.
效
傚
xiào = xi + ao4
variant of 效[xiao4] / to imitate
效 = 交 + 攵 : Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.
效
効
xiào = xi + ao4
variant of 效[xiao4]
效 = 交 + 攵 : Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.
效
xiào = xi + ao4
effect / efficacy / to imitate
效 = 交 + 攵 : Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.
效
傚
xiào = xi + ao4
to imitate (variant of 效[xiao4])
颦
顰
pín = pi + (e)n2
to scowl / to knit the brows

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