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中国古代成语故事The idiom story 东施效颦 In the Spring and Autumn Period , there was a beauty in the State of Yue called Xishi She often suffered from pains in her chest, and so she would often walk around doubled over and with her brows knitted.There was an ugly girl in the village called Dongshi who envied XishI.Striving to emulate Xishi, she imitated her stoop, knitting her brows at the same time.She thought that this made her elegant, but in fact, it only made her more ugly. Later, this idiom came to be used to indicate improper imitation that produces the reverse effect. 传说春秋时期，越国有一美女，名唤西施但是西施有心口