The story of Dong Shi’s imitation

The Story of Dong Shi's Imitation (Collection of 15) The Story of Dong Shi's Imitation 1

Xi Shi is one of the "Four Beauties" in Chinese history. She was a native of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period. Every move she made was very special. She is attractive, but it is a pity that she is in poor health and suffers from heartache.

Once, she finished washing clothes by the river and was about to go home. On the way home, she suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she held her chest with her hands. Frowning. Although she looked very uncomfortable, the villagers she met praised her and said she was more beautiful than usual.

There was a girl named Dong Shi in the same village. Because she was not good-looking, he saw that the people in the village praised how beautiful Xi Shi was when she held her hands, so he also imitated Xi Shi's appearance. Holding her chest and frowning, she walked slowly in front of people, thinking that someone would praise her. She was ugly to begin with, and the weird way she deliberately imitated Xi Shi's movements and put on a show made people even more disgusted. Some people quickly closed the door after seeing it; some people hurriedly pulled their wives and children to hide away. They looked down on Dong Shi even more than before!

Source: Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi's Tianyun": Therefore, Xi Shi's heart is sick and frowning. People see the ugliness in it and find it beautiful. When he returns home, he frowns in his heart. When the rich people there saw him, they closed their doors and refused to come out; when the poor people saw him, they grabbed their wives and ran away. He knows that the frown is beautiful but does not know why the frown is beautiful.

Interpretation of metaphors does not understand people's true strengths, and just applies them mechanically, and the result is counterproductive. Also generally refers to mechanical imitators being stupid and ridiculous. Story 2 of Dong Shi Xiao Yan

Chinese character writing: Dong Shi Xiao Yan

Chinese phonetic notation: dōng shī xiào pín

Source of the idiom: Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi Tianyun" during the Warring States Period: " Xi Shi was sick and frowned, and when people saw the ugliness, they found it beautiful. When they returned home, they frowned. When the rich saw it, they closed the door and refused to come out. When the poor saw it, they grabbed their wives and left. Go away. He knows the beauty of the frown but doesn’t know why it is beautiful.”

Idiom grammar: Subject-predicate form; used as predicate, object, and attributive, with a derogatory meaning.

The meaning of Dongshi Xiaoqian: Dongshi: refers to an ugly woman; Xiao: imitates; Qian: frowns. The original metaphor is that you don't know what other people's strengths are, and you blindly imitate other people's strengths without considering specific conditions. As a result, the effect is counterproductive and you fall into a ridiculous situation. Now it generally refers to the stupidity and ridiculousness of imitators.

Synonyms of imitating others: self-defeating, imitating others, copying by rote, following steps, copying cats and tigers, parroting others;

Antonyms of imitating others: originality, originality, original approach, unconventional, self-improvement, following the good;

The story of Dong Shi's imitation

This story comes from "Zhuangzi Tianyun" written by Zhuang Zhou during the Warring States Period. It also looks beautiful and moving, and an ugly woman is born ugly, but if she has to imitate Xi Shi's frowning look, the result will inevitably be uglier. The story of Dong Shi's imitation is that an ugly person does not know that he is ugly, and insists on imitating the appearance of a beautiful woman who has conquered the country. The result will definitely become uglier the more he learns, which shows that no matter what you do, if you blindly imitate others, sometimes you will get results. The opposite effect. "Taiping Huanyu Ji" written by the music history of the Song Dynasty records: "There are Xishi family and Dongshi family in Zhuji County." Talents such as Huang Tingjian in the Song Dynasty definitely said that "the east imitates the imitation".

Example sentences of Dongshi Xiaoqian

Qing Dynasty. Wei Zian's "Hua Yuehen" Chapter 22: "After a while, I came out and sat down at Qiuhua Hall. Mrs. Li was the first one and asked Feng Lai about the wine order. , Qiuhen told them one by one. Mrs. Li said: "Why don't we be like the boss?" "So those who are praised for their prosperity are just like those who are unruly and upright.

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"Roots" by Ding Ling: "But to study the soil that breeds them, there is no need to brag about them, flaunt them, or imitate them and use them as examples for your own writing. ”

imitating others in a sentence

When you want to concentrate on learning to speak like someone, it is more like imitating someone else.

Don’t take pleasure in learning. People follow Dong Shi's example, because all people have the potential to see through illusions. Dong Shi's example of imitation comes from "Zhuangzi Tianyun". Dong Shi also lives near Yexi and watches Xi Shi Huansha every day. When Xi Shi is particularly beautiful, then look at yourself and think, "Oh, she is a great beauty, but why am I an ugly girl? It would be great if I could become a beauty one day." "The hard work paid off, and Dong Shi finally thought of a good idea, "If I imitate Xi Shi's actions, I will definitely be a beauty. "She got up early the next day and observed Xi Shi attentively. At this time, Xi Shi had angina pectoris and the pain was unbearable, so she frowned and covered her heart with her hand. "Ah, so beautiful. I will learn this posture. "Every day she filled a basin of water, facing the water, and thinking about Xi Shi's expression and posture. Finally, she started to teach. When walking outside, she would "show off". Ah, it's okay not to show off. Xiu made a joke: the rich people closed the door when they saw Dong Shi coming, and the poor people looked at her and hid. Dong Shi was confused, and Xi Shi's actions shocked me. Fascinating, why is it that no one thinks she is beautiful?

Xi Shi is beautiful, and Dong Shi wants to learn from her. This is right and good, but Dong Shi is ugly. I know that beautiful Xi Shi is beautiful even when she frowns. If you want to succeed, you need to work hard. But if you work in the wrong direction, you will only get farther and farther away from success.

Dong Shi Xiaoqian

Xi Shi is one of the "Four Beauties" in Chinese history. She was a Yue nationality in the Spring and Autumn Period. Every move she made was very attractive. It was a pity that she was in poor health and suffered from heartache. Something wrong.

One time, she finished washing clothes by the river and was about to go home. On the way home, she suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she held her chest with her hands and frowned. Although she looked very uncomfortable, the villagers she met praised her and said she was more beautiful than usual.

There was a girl named Dong Shi in the same village. Because she was not good-looking, he saw that people in the village praised Xi Shi for holding her chest with her hands, so he also imitated Xi Shi’s way of holding her chest. Holding her chest, frowning, and walking slowly in front of people, she thought that someone would praise her. She was ugly to begin with, and the weird way she deliberately imitated Xi Shi's movements and put on a show made people even more disgusted. After some people saw it, they quickly closed the door; some people hurriedly pulled their wives and children to hide away. They looked down on Dong Shi even more than before!

This fable tells us: we should not blindly imitate others, nor should we only know the superficial phenomena of things without exploring the essence of things and the causes of their occurrence. This will only be counterproductive!

Chinese character Dong Shi Xiao Yan

Pinyin dōng shī xiào pín

Basic meaning Effect: to imitate; Yan: Tongli, meaning to frown. Dongshi: an ugly girl from the Yue Kingdom, referring to an ugly woman. A metaphor for imitating others is not only bad imitation, but also embarrassing. Sometimes it is also used as a self-effacing statement, indicating that one's foundation is poor and one cannot learn from others' strengths. Derogatory meaning

Source "Zhuangzi Tianyun": "Therefore, Xi Shi's heart is sick and the inside is hidden. The ugliness in it is beautiful when people see it. When he returns home, he will also appreciate it and keep the inside out. The rich in it are the derogatory meaning.

When a man sees it, he closes the door and never comes out; when a poor man sees it, he grabs his wife and runs away.” To find a new way, to be unconventional, to set oneself aside, to follow the good.

Meaning: It is a metaphor for imitating others. Not only is the imitation not good, but it will make a fool of oneself. Sometimes it is also used as a self-effacing statement, indicating that one's foundation is poor and one cannot learn from others' strengths.

Story 5 of Dong Shi's example

Chinese character Dong Shi's example

Pinyin dōng shī xiào pín

Basic meaning: effect: to imitate; 馦: 同牉, meaning to frown. Dongshi: an ugly girl from the Yue Kingdom, referring to an ugly woman. A metaphor for imitating others is not only bad imitation, but also embarrassing. Sometimes it is also used as a self-effacing statement, indicating that one's foundation is poor and one cannot learn from others' strengths. Derogatory meaning

Source: "Zhuangzi Tianyun": "Therefore, Xi Shi's heart is sick and he hides the inside. People see the ugliness in it and find it beautiful. When he returns home, he also praises his heart and hides the inside. The rich in it When a man sees it, he will close the door and never come out; when a poor man sees it, he will grab his wife and run away."

Synonyms: Handan learns to walk, follows every step, painting a tiger cannot be like a dog.

The antonyms are to find a new way, to be unconventional, to set oneself aside, and to follow the good.

Allusion

This idiom comes from "Zhuangzi Tianyun".

Xi Shi’s sick heart pinned its insides. People see the ugliness inside and find it beautiful.

When the rich people there saw him, they closed their doors and refused to come out; when the poor people saw him, they grabbed their wives and ran away.

He knows that frown is beautiful but does not know why it is beautiful.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a beautiful woman named Xi Shi in the Yue Kingdom. She was lovable in everything from her gestures to her words and smiles.

Xi Shi likes to wear light makeup and wear simple clothes, but no matter where she goes, many people pay her "attention". She is so beautiful that no one can help but marvel at her beauty.

Xi Shi suffers from heartache. One day, her illness relapsed, and she was seen covering her chest with her hands and frowning, showing a delicate and delicate feminine beauty.

When she walked through the countryside, all the villagers stared at her with wide eyes.

There was an ugly woman in the countryside. She acted vulgarly and spoke loudly, but she dreamed of being a beautiful woman all day long.

Wearing such clothes today and combing her hair like that tomorrow, no one said she was beautiful.

On this day, she saw that the way Xi Shi was covering her chest and frowning had won the favor of so many people. Therefore, after returning home, she also imitated Xi Shi's look, covering her chest in an artificial way. She looked even more ugly, and could be described as coquettish.

As a result, the rich man saw the ugly girl's strange appearance and immediately closed the door tightly; the poor man saw the ugly girl coming and immediately pulled his wife and children away from him. When people saw this ugly woman with a strange appearance, imitating Xi Shi and walking around the village, they felt as if they had seen the god of plague.

This ugly woman only knew that Xi Shi’s frown was beautiful, but she didn’t know why her frown was so beautiful. She blindly imitated her appearance, only to be ridiculed. Story of Dong Shi's Imitation 6

Xi Shi is one of the "Four Beauties" in Chinese history. She was a native of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period. Every move she made was very attractive, but it was a pity that she was in poor health and suffered from heartache. Something wrong. Once, she finished washing clothes by the river and was about to go home. On the way home, she suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she held her chest with her hands and frowned. Although she looked very uncomfortable, the villagers she met praised her and said she was more beautiful than usual. There was a girl named Dong Shi in the same village. Because she was not good-looking, he saw people in the village praising how beautiful Xi Shi was when she held her hands on her hands, so he imitated Xi Shi and held her chest and frowned. , walking slowly in front of people, thinking that someone would praise her. She is ugly to begin with, and the weird way she deliberately imitates Xi Shi's movements and poses makes people even more disgusted.

Some people quickly closed the door after seeing it; some people hurriedly pulled their wives and children to hide away. They looked down on Dong Shi even more than before! Dong Shi only knew that Xi Shi's frown was beautiful, but he didn't know that it was because of Xi Shi's own beauty, so he deliberately imitated it. As a result, he only left the joke of "Dong Shi imitating his eyebrows" for future generations. Dong Shi's imitation story 7

The story of Dong Shi's imitation

Xi Shi is one of the "Four Beauties" in Chinese history. She is a Yue nationality in the Spring and Autumn Period. Every move she makes is very attractive. It's a pity that her health is not good and she has Heartache.

Once, she finished washing clothes by the river and was about to go home. On the way home, she suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she held her chest with her hands and frowned. Although she looked very uncomfortable, the villagers she met praised her and said she was more beautiful than usual.

There was a girl named Dong Shi in the same village. Because she was not good-looking, he saw that the people in the village praised how beautiful Xi Shi was when she held her hands, so he also imitated Xi Shi's appearance. Holding her chest and frowning, she walked slowly in front of people, thinking that someone would praise her. She was ugly to begin with, and the weird way she deliberately imitated Xi Shi's movements and put on a show made people even more disgusted. After some people saw it, they quickly closed the door; some people hurriedly pulled their wives and children to hide away. They looked down on Dong Shi even more than before!

The meaning of Dong Shi's imitation

Dong Shi only knew that Xi Shi's frown was beautiful, but he didn't know that it was because of Xi Shi's own beauty. He deliberately imitated it, leaving only the joke of "Eastern Shi imitating her frown" for future generations.

Dong Shi’s imitation of classical Chinese

When he returns, he will hold his heart in his arms and frown. When the rich people there saw him, they closed their doors and refused to come out; when the poor people saw him, they grabbed their wives and ran away. He knows that the frown is beautiful, but he doesn’t know why the frown is beautiful. Story 8 of Dongshi's example

The next day, Wenxiang Square was crowded with people. But the atmosphere in the Academy of Sciences was tense. The dean was walking back and forth. Suddenly, he slapped the desk: No, we have to respect history! Build an ugly machine in just one minute! As a result, there was an explosion in the Academy of Sciences.

The competition over there has already started, and the competition is still walking with your heart covered. Xi Shi behaves naturally, but what about Dong Shi? The performance was stiff, but at this moment, a beam of light from the Academy of Sciences hit Dong Shi, and he suddenly changed back to his original appearance. The entire audience wanted to vomit originally, but now they were even more vomiting. The smelling square immediately turned into the smelling escape square.

Children, don’t be like Dong Shi and just learn without knowing what’s good about it! Story 9 of Dong Shi's imitation

Story of Dong Shi's imitation

Xi Shi is one of the "Four Beauties" in Chinese history. She was a native of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period. Her every move is very attractive, but it's a pity that She was in poor health and suffered from heartache.

One time, she finished washing clothes by the river and was about to go home. On the way home, she suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she held her chest with her hands and frowned. Although she looked very uncomfortable, the villagers she met praised her and said she was more beautiful than usual.

There was a girl named Dong Shi in the same village. Because she was not good-looking, she saw that people in the village praised how beautiful Xi Shi was when she held her hands, so she also imitated Xi Shi's appearance. Holding her chest and frowning, she walked slowly in front of people, thinking that someone would praise her. She was ugly to begin with, and the weird way she deliberately imitated Xi Shi's movements and put on a show made people even more disgusted. After some people saw it, they quickly closed the door; some people hurriedly pulled their wives and children to hide away. They looked down on Dong Shi even more than before!

Translation:

Spring and Autumn Period In ancient times, there was a beautiful woman named Xi Shi in the country of Yue. She was lovable in everything from her gestures to her voice and appearance. Xi Shi wears light makeup and simple clothes. Wherever she goes, many people pay her "attention" and no one fails to marvel at her beauty.

Xi Shi suffers from heartache. One day, her illness relapsed, and she was seen covering her chest with her hands and frowning, showing a delicate and delicate feminine beauty. When she walked through the countryside, everyone in the village stared at her with wide eyes.

There was an ugly woman named Dong Shi in the countryside. She was average-looking and uncultivated. She usually behaves vulgarly and speaks loudly and grandly, but she dreams of being a beautiful woman all day long. She wears this kind of clothes today and wears her hair like that tomorrow, but still no one calls her beautiful.

On this day, she saw that the way Xi Shi was covering her chest and frowning had won the favor of so many people. Therefore, after returning home, she also imitated Xi Shi's appearance, covering her chest with her hands and frowning. head, walking around the village. Unexpectedly, this ugly girl's affectation made her look even more ugly. As a result, the rich people in the countryside immediately closed the door tightly when they saw the ugly girl's strange appearance; the poor people in the countryside immediately pulled their wives and children away from her when they saw the ugly girl approaching. People were heartbroken when they saw this ugly woman who imitated Xi Shi and walked around the village, as if they had seen the god of plague.

This ugly woman only knew that Xi Shi’s frown was beautiful, but she didn’t know why she was so beautiful. She simply imitated her appearance, only to be ridiculed. Everyone must use their strengths and avoid weaknesses to find an image that suits them based on their own characteristics. It is foolish to blindly imitate other people's practices.

When the rich people there saw him, they closed their doors and refused to come out; when the poor people saw him, they grabbed their wives and ran away. He knows that the frown is beautiful, but he doesn’t know why the frown is beautiful.

Notes:

Heartache: heartache

Frown: frown

Li: countryside

: Lead

Beauty: Frowning is beautiful

Explanation of the idiom: You cannot blindly imitate, otherwise it will be counterproductive. Dong Shi's Imitation Story 10

It is said that Dong Shi imitated Xi Shi and frowned, which not only did not make herself beautiful, but made everyone think she was terribly ugly and avoided her one after another. Due to Dong Shi's reckless imitation, the family members had no shame to go out. In order to save face and glory for his family, Dong Shi decided to make himself truly beautiful! She inquired around, constantly looking for ways to become beautiful. Finally one day, she learned from a neighbor's chat that there was a miracle doctor who performed plastic surgery in City X and City Y in the country of Vietnam. Dong Shi was overjoyed to see the hope. Before dawn the next day, she drove a carriage to the miracle doctor's clinic.

Dong Shi, who came all the way to City X, quickly found the miracle doctor and told him his thoughts and purposes in detail. The miracle doctor carefully looked at the ugly girl in front of him and said helplessly: Everyone loves beauty, but plastic surgery is a big operation with huge hidden risks. Once the operation fails, it will directly disfigure or even disfigure it. If it's life-threatening, you should think twice. But no matter how much the miracle doctor tried to persuade him, he could not move Dong Shi's faith that was as indestructible as a rock. So, he sighed: The operation will be performed in three days, and you need to take care of yourself first.

Dong Shi was so excited that she could clearly hear her rapid breathing in the vast sea of ??people. How she wished she could have plastic surgery as soon as possible! The long wait on the first and second days was finally over.

The operation was very successful! The miracle doctor looked meaningfully at Dong Shi, who had become as beautiful as a flower, stroked his beard and said: Don't forget to apply skin care products to the surgical interface. If you feel uncomfortable, come back for a follow-up visit immediately. But Dong Shi didn't listen to a word, and his head seemed to be missing. Swinging like garlic.

When Dong Shi returned to his hometown, the people in the village were shocked. Isn't that right? The smooth skin, slender waist, and even the big watery eyes are shining with a charming light. They are not like the ugly monster before. Everyone treated Dong Shi with respect, and even Xi Shi, who was hundreds of times more beautiful than her, couldn't help but lower his head when he saw her

Dong Shi became more and more proud, and she began to get carried away. Skin care products, skin care products After only applying the essence for a few days, it was thrown into the rubbish reasoning.

Later, although she felt a little uncomfortable in her legs and her cheeks were warm, Dong Shi, who was blinded by the praise, didn't take it to heart at all. Fortunately, her parents discovered the abnormality and sent her to a miracle doctor overnight, and then dragged her daughter back from the line of life and death. .

Look, although everyone has the love for beauty, you cannot harm your body for the sake of beauty, as that will only outweigh the gain. Dong Shi's Story 11

Once upon a time there was a stupid scholar. He was not good at studying, but he was extremely jealous. He always looked down on those who had better grades than him.

One day, he suddenly had an idea and thought to himself: What's so great about those good students! As long as I imitate their every move in class, I will definitely do better than them!

The stupid scholar arrived at school early the next day. He searched everywhere to find someone to study with. At this time, a gentle young man walked past him. It turned out that this was Zhao Xing, the leader of the class who was often praised by the teacher. The stupid scholar's eyes suddenly lit up, and he secretly rejoiced: Haha! Once I master his class routine, I will be the one praised in the future!

From then on, the stupid scholar imitated the monitor every day. He secretly monitored every move of the monitor: when the monitor did his homework, he did his homework; when the monitor went out to play, he went out to play; even when the monitor took a sip of water, he immediately picked up the water glass for fear of missing any details. However, the stupid scholar gradually discovered that the monitor was not as serious as he thought. Sometimes, the monitor even dozed off in class and wandered off, as if he did not take his studies seriously at all and everything was very leisurely. comfortable.

Finally, the final exam came, and the stupid scholar walked into the exam room confidently. He thought to himself: I have been imitating the monitor for a semester, and this exam will definitely be no problem. However, after thinking about it, it was not true after all. When the final test results came out, the monitor still ranked first, while the stupid scholar fell to the last place in the class. The stupid scholar was puzzled, so he ran to ask the monitor. It turns out that the monitor pretended not to like studying at school, but when he returned home, he spent a hundred times or a thousand times on reviewing what the teacher said in class, which is why he achieved such a great achievement. The stupid scholar himself only imitated the monitor's idleness in class, but did not learn the monitor's good intentions after returning home. Therefore, no matter how much he imitated, it was just in vain and for his own enjoyment. After listening to the monitor's explanation, the stupid scholar suddenly realized that what he had done was ridiculous.

People who only learn superficial skills but do not understand the secret essence will not succeed no matter how much they imitate, and will only break themselves into pieces in the end. Story 12 of Dong Shi’s Imitation

Xi Shi is one of the four beauties in our country. She is naturally beautiful and looks very beautiful. Her family lives in the west of the village. There is also a woman named Shi in the east of the village. She is very ugly, so people call her Dong Shi.

One day, Xi Shi was walking on the street. Suddenly, she felt very painful in her heart. So, he covered his chest, frowned and sat on the chair. People thought it looked good. When Dong Shi saw it, he couldn't help but ask Xi Shi:

Xi Shi, what's wrong with you?

Xi Shi said weakly: I don’t know why my heart hurts so much?

Dong Shi thought to himself: Xi Shi’s actions are so beautiful, wouldn’t it be beautiful when I do them too? So, she imitated Xi Shi and covered her chest with one hand while frowning. On the way home, a rich man just went out and saw Dong Shi like this, and murmured: This person Are you sick? He looks like he's having convulsions. So, he walked into the house and locked the door tightly. A poor man and his children were going to the street to buy vegetables. When they saw Dong Shi walking towards them, they said to the vegetable seller: Is this man mentally ill? .

The grocery buyer said: It looks like it to me.

So the grocery buyer picked up his child and ran away, far away from Dong Shi.

Dong Shi was very confused, why was his frown not beautiful, but Xi Shi was beautiful? At this time, an old man said to Dong Shi: Young man, I advise you never to imitate Xi Shi again. Xi Shi is naturally beautiful. This kind of beauty comes from nature. You should never blindly imitate others again. Well, if you do this again, you will make a bigger joke. After the old man finished speaking, he smiled and walked away. Dong Shi's face seemed to be painted with a layer of red paint, and at the same time, she also understood a lot of truth. Story 13 of Dong Shi's imitation . When the rich people there saw him, they closed their doors and refused to come out; when the poor people saw him, they took away their wives and left. "Zhuangzi Tianyun"

Definition: follow: imitate; frown: frown. Metaphors are copied indiscriminately, and the effect is extremely bad.

Usage as predicate, object, attributive; refers to deliberate imitation

Structural subject-predicate formula

Similar words: learn to walk in Handan, imitate a cat and imitate a tiger, copy by rote

On the contrary, the words are unique, unconventional, and self-defeating.

Words with the same rhyme would rather be a peace dog than a troubled and separated person, a detaining minister, cruel and unkind, auspicious beasts and rare birds, looking down on others, rejecting the old and existing, outstanding and superior, The diseased people of the country, the harm to the people, the white house and the poor family,...

Idiom story During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xi Shi, a beauty from the country of Yue, was slender, with red lips and white teeth. She was very beautiful. Because of her heartache, When she is sick, she often holds her heart with her hands and frowns, which makes her look very charming. Dong Shi, the ugly girl next door, imitated her behavior when he saw it. When people saw it, they thought Dong Shi was even more ugly

If the example is really about burying flowers, it can be said to be "Dong Shi's imitation". Not only is it not novel, but it is also Disgusting. Chapter 30 of "A Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty

Idiom Sentences

◎ So Qianhong frowned slightly all day long, pressing her chest lightly, like a sick Xi Shi, I simply There was also a "Dongshi Xiaoqiu" who looked like he might hang himself or throw himself into the river at any time. Story 14 of Dong Shi's Imitation

Xi Shi is one of the "Four Beauties" in Chinese history. She was a native of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period. Every move she made was very attractive, but it was a pity that her health was not very good. Heartache.

One time, she finished washing clothes by the river and was about to go home. On the way home, she suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she covered her chest with her hands and frowned. Although she looked very uncomfortable, the villagers she met praised her and said she looked more beautiful than usual.

There was a girl named Dong Shi in the same village. Because of her ugly appearance, she heard that people in the village praised Xi Shi’s beautiful appearance when she covered her chest with her hands and frowned, so she also followed her example. She covered her chest with a smile on her face, frowned, and moved slowly in front of people, thinking that someone would praise her. She was not beautiful to begin with, and the fact that she deliberately imitated Xi Shi's movements when she was heartbroken made her look weird, which only made the people in the village even more disgusted.

Some people in the village saw her coming and quickly closed the door. Others hurriedly pulled their wives and children to hide away. They looked down on Dong Shi even more than before!

The story of the idiom "Eastern imitation" is derived from this.

——"Zhuangzi Tianyun"

The solution station is a metaphor for not knowing what others are good at, and imitating it randomly because you don't have the conditions. To imitate; to frown; to frown.

If you don’t base yourself on objective reality when learning and applying, it will inevitably lead to counterproductive results.

The ugly woman Dong Shi only knows that Xi Shi is beautiful when she frowns, but does not know why she is beautiful. He believes that Xi Shi’s beauty is related to the behavior of frowning and covering her chest, so he simply imitates her behavior when she is heartbroken. As a result, he was ridiculed by everyone, regarded as the god of plague, and was afraid to avoid him. This story enlightens us that everyone should be ridiculed by everyone, regarded as a god of plague, and avoided.

This story enlightens us that everyone should use their strengths and avoid weaknesses to find an image that suits them based on their own characteristics. It is stupid and unworkable to blindly imitate other people's practices.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　anti-meaning ? , she is very beautiful, beautiful, and every move is very moving. He suffers from heartache. When he is ill, he always presses his chest with his hand and frowns. Because people like her, her morbid condition is also charming, lovely and charming in people's eyes.

There was an ugly girl named Dong Shi in the village next to Xi Shi, who always tried to dress herself up. Once I met Xi Shi on the road. I saw Xi Shi covering her chest with her hands and frowning. She looked extremely beautiful. She thought it was no wonder people said she was beautiful, it turned out to be that way. If I also do this pose, I will definitely become more beautiful. So she imitated Xi Shi's illness. As a result, when people saw her, who was ugly before, and now looked like this crazy, they quickly closed the door as if they had seen a ghost.

That ugly girl (Dong Shi) only knows that frowning with her heart in her hands is beautiful, but she doesn’t know the reason why this action is so beautiful. Later generations called this ugly girl Dong Shi to distinguish her from Xi Shi.

The moral of the story:

People must also know how to be flexible and not stick to their own ideals and ignore the needs of the entire society. Therefore, he expected that Confucius's ideals would not be realized. The story cited by the Grand Master as an analogy was later condensed into "Eastern imitation", which is used to describe blindly and indiscriminately imitating others, but the result is counterproductive.