An ugly woman imitates the expression of a beautiful woman when she feels pain(東施效顰)
There was a famous thinker in China's Warring States Period, his name was (Zhuang Zhou).
He recorded a story in a book he wrote.
In the Spring and Autumn Period of China, there was a famous beauty in the Yue Kingdom, her name was Xi Shi.
She often experiences pain around her heart.
Whenever she felt uncomfortable, she would frown and gently press her left chest with both hands.
Her friends all felt that her expression and movements exuded a sense of vulnerability and beauty.
Her friends will pay special attention to her and take care of her when they see her uncomfortable.
One of her friends was an ugly woman.
This woman also wanted to gain everyone's attention and care like Xi Tzu.
One day, this woman suddenly imitated Xi Shi's movements and expressions during a party.
The woman frowned and gently pressed her left chest with both hands.
When other people attending the party saw the expression and movements of this ugly woman, no one thought she was beautiful. Contrary to the woman's expectations, other people attending the party felt that the woman's expression suddenly became distorted and terrifying, and the woman's posture was weird as if she was possessed by an evil spirit.
People attending the party were so frightened that they ran away.
The direct translation of this idiom means that an ugly woman imitates the expression of a beautiful woman when she feels pain
This idiom is used to describe a person who blindly imitates others, and as a result, the person gets the opposite result from what he expected.
This idiom can also be used as a way for a person to express humility.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
Do you like the way you look? Have you ever imitated other people's clothing and grooming?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
東施效顰(An ugly woman imitates the expression
of a beautiful woman when she feels pain)
中國的戰國時代有一個著名的思想家，他的名字叫做(莊周)。
他在他寫的書中紀錄了一個故事。
中國的春秋時代的越王國中有一位著名的美女，她的名字叫做(西施)。
她的心臟周遭常常會感覺到疼痛。
當她每次感覺到不舒服的時候，她就會皺著眉頭同時用兩隻手輕輕地按住她的左胸口。
她的朋友們都覺得她的這個表情與動作散發出一種弱小又美麗的感覺。
她的朋友們看到她不舒服時都會特別的關心她並且照顧她。
她的朋友中有一個長得很醜的婦女。
這個婦女也想要像西施一樣獲得眾人的關注與關心。
有一天，這個婦女在一場聚會之中突然模仿西施的動作與表情。
這個婦女皺著眉頭同時用兩隻手輕輕地按住自己的左胸口。
參加這場聚會的其他人看見這個醜陋的女子的表情與動作之後沒有人覺得她美。與這個婦女的預期相反，參加這場聚會的其他人覺得這個婦女突然之間變的表情扭曲而且可怕，這個婦女的姿勢怪異好像中邪一樣。
參加這場聚會的人們都嚇得趕緊逃跑。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一個很醜的女人模仿一個美女感覺疼痛時的表情。
這句成語被用來形容一個人盲目地模仿別人，結果這個人得到與自己預期得到的相反的結果。
這句成語也可以作為一個人表示謙遜的用語。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否喜歡自己的相貌嗎?你曾經模仿那些人著穿著與打扮嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為莊子-外篇-天運
https://ctext.org/zhuangzi/revolution-of-heaven/zh