东施效颦 東施效顰
东施效颦 東施效顰 Dōng Shī xiào pín ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ
- lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
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东 東
- 房东 房東 fáng dōng ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥ fong4 dung1 landlord
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 东方 東方 dōng fāng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ dung1 fong1 east
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
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- 东边 東邊 dōng bian ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ dung1 bin1 east
- 东部 東部 dōng bù ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ dung1 bou6 the east
- 股东 股東 gǔ dōng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ gu2 dung1 shareholder
- 东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨˇ dung1 dou6 zyu2 host
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 中东 中東 Zhōng dōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ zung1 dung1 Middle East
- 丹东 丹東 Dān dōng ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ daan1 dung1 see 丹东市
- 乃东 乃東 Nǎi dōng ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ naai5 dung1 see 乃东区
- 亚东 亞東 Yà dōng ㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥ aa3 dung1 see 亚东县
- 京东 京東 Jīng dōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ ging1 dung1 Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company
- 以东 以東 yǐ dōng ㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ji5 dung1 to the east of (suffix)
- 作东 作東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zok3 dung1 to host (a dinner)
- 做东 做東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zou6 dung1 to act as host
- 克东 克東 Kè dōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄥ hak1 dung1 see 克东县
施
- 实施 實施 shí shī ㄕˊ ㄕ sat6 si1 to implement
- 措施 cuò shī ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕ cou3 si1 measure
- 施加 shī jiā ㄕ ㄐㄧㄚ si1 gaa1 to exert (effort or pressure)
- 施压 施壓 shī yā ㄕ ㄧㄚ si1 aat3 to pressure
- 施工 shī gōng ㄕ ㄍㄨㄥ si1 gung1 construction
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- 施肥 shī féi ㄕ ㄈㄟˊ si1 fei4 to apply fertilizer
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 设施 設施 shè shī ㄕㄜˋ ㄕ cit3 si1 facilities
- 兼施 jiān shī ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ gim1 si1 using several (methods)
- 布施 bù shī ㄅㄨˋ ㄕ bou3 si1 Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
- 恩施 Ēn shī ㄣ ㄕ jan1 si1 see 恩施土家族苗族自治州
- 惠施 Huì Shī ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕ wai6 si1 Hui Shi, also known as Hui-zi 惠子(c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 施主 shī zhǔ ㄕ ㄓㄨˇ si1 zyu2 benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson)
- 施予 shī yǔ ㄕ ㄩˇ si1 jyu5 variant of 施与
- 施事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ si1 si6 (linguistics) agent; doer
- 施以 shī yǐ ㄕ ㄧˇ si1 ji5 to inflict (punishment)
- 施展 shī zhǎn ㄕ ㄓㄢˇ si1 zin2 to use fully
- 施恩 shī ēn ㄕ ㄣ si1 jan1 to confer a favor on sb
- 施惠 shī huì ㄕ ㄏㄨㄟˋ si1 wai6 to give charity to sb
- 施打 shī dǎ ㄕ ㄉㄚˇ si1 daa2 to inject (a vaccine etc)
效
- 效仿 傚仿 xiào fǎng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤˇ see 仿效
- 功效 gōng xiào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gung1 haau6 efficacy
- 失效 shī xiào ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sat1 haau6 to fail
- 奏效 zòu xiào ㄗㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ zau3 haau6 to show results; to be effective
- 成效 chéng xiào ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sing4 haau6 effect
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- 效力 xiào lì ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ haau6 lik6 effectiveness
- 效劳 效勞 xiào láo ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ haau6 lou4 to serve (in some capacity)
- 效忠 xiào zhōng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ haau6 zung1 to vow loyalty and devotion to
- 效应 效應 xiào yìng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄥˋ haau6 jing3 effect (scientific phenomenon)
- 效果 xiào guǒ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ haau6 gwo2 result
- 效法 xiào fǎ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ haau6 faat3 to imitate
- 效率 xiào lǜ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄩˋ haau6 leot6 efficiency
- 效益 xiào yì ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧˋ haau6 jik1 benefit
- 时效 時效 shí xiào ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ si4 haau6 timeliness
- 有效 yǒu xiào ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ jau5 haau6 effective
- 无效 無效 wú xiào ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mou4 haau6 not valid
- 生效 shēng xiào ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sang1 haau6 (of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative
- 疗效 療效 liáo xiào ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ liu4 haau6 healing efficacy; healing effect
- 见效 見效 jiàn xiào ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gin3 haau6 to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
- 长效 長效 cháng xiào ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ coeng4 haau6 to be effective over an extended period