Where does the effect of Dongshi come from?

"Oriental Effectiveness" comes from Zhuangzi Tian Yun. "Dong Shi Xiao Yu" tells the story of an ugly woman named Dong Shi in ancient times who frowned after Xi Shi, a beautiful woman. This idiom is derogatory and is often used to satirize people who blindly imitate others, but in the end they draw a tiger instead of a dog, which makes people laugh.

Allusions that are effective for others.

The story of Dong Shi's success: The ugly woman Dong Shi imitated Xi Shi, because she saw her beautiful frown, and finally everyone in the village avoided her. This story tells us not to imitate others blindly, not to paint a tiger as a disaster, but to know why others do it and where it is good. Otherwise it will only become a joke.

The origin of the effect of Dong Shi

Therefore, Shi's heart is sick, and the ugly people inside are beautiful and fascinated by it. When the rich see it, they will stay at home; The poor saw it, slapped his wife and left. He knows each other's beauty, but he doesn't know why they are beautiful.

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Because of chest pain, Xi Shi always frowned when walking in the village. An ugly person in the village saw it and thought it was beautiful. When she got home, she walked in the village, clutching her heart. When the rich people in the village saw her, they all closed the door firmly and didn't go out; When the poor saw Dong Shi, they took their wives and children to avoid (her). I only know that frowning will be beautiful, but I don't know why frowning will be beautiful.