Which master knows what Dong Shi Xiaofeng means? Please advise!

Xi Shi is one of the four beauties in Chinese history, she is a native of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period, her every move is very attractive, but it is a pity that her health is not good, and she has heartache. Once, she was about to go home after washing clothes by the river, and on the way home, she suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she held her chest with her hand and frowned. Although she looked very uncomfortable, the villagers who met her praised her for being more beautiful than usual.

There was a girl named Dong Shi in the same village, because her appearance was not good-looking, he saw that the people in the village praised Xi Shi for her beautiful appearance with her hands, so she also learned from Xi Shi's way to hold her chest, frowned, and walked slowly in front of people, thinking that someone would praise her in this way. She was already ugly, and she deliberately imitated Xi Shi's movements and pretended to be weird, which made people even more disgusted. When someone saw it, they quickly closed the door; Some people hurriedly pulled their wives and children to hide away, and they looked down on Dong Shi even more than before!

Dong Shi only knew that Xi Shi frowned and looked beautiful, but he didn't know that this was because of Xi Shi's own beauty, so he deliberately imitated it, and only left a joke about Dong Shi's imitation to future generations.

The ugly girl Dong Shi felt that Xi Shi's hand pressed her heart and frowned when her heart hurt was very beautiful, so she imitated this action from time to time. But she looked even uglier when she did it.

The parable imitates the strengths of others, but the imitation is not like being ridiculed.

Dong Shi Xiaofeng means that the metaphor is blindly imitated, and the effect is very bad. From "Zhuangzi Heavenly Fortune", the original text is as follows:

Therefore, Xi Shi's sick heart is in it, and the ugly people in it are beautiful when they see it, and they also hold their hearts and stand in it. When the rich people in it saw it, they closed their doors and did not come out; When the poor man saw it, he left his wife and left.

Translation: Once upon a time there was a woman named Shih Tzu who was sick with heartache, so she often frowned when she walked. There was an ugly woman who saw it and felt that such a Xi Shi was very beautiful, so the ugly woman also said Xi Shi and covered her heart and frowned.

When the rich man in the neighborhood saw the ugly girl's appearance, he quickly closed the door, and when the poor saw it, he immediately took his wife and children and ran away.

The allusion of Dong Shi Xiaofeng must be familiar to everyone, but there is also a male version of the story of "Dong Shi Xiaofeng" in history, do you know?

It's Xi Shi, how can you follow it?

"Dong Shi Xiao Feng" is an idiom. Unlike Xi Shi, "Dong Shi" is the ugly girl of Yue Kingdom, and the "imitation" in the idiom refers to imitation, and "颦" refers to frowning.

"Dong Shi Xiaofeng" is from Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi Heavenly Fortune": "Therefore, Xi Shi is sick and angry, and the ugly people in it are beautiful when they see it, and they are also in the heart." When the rich people in it saw it, they closed their doors and did not come out; When the poor man saw it, he took his wife and walked away.

He knows the beauty of the cheeks but does not know the reason why the cheeks are beautiful. ”

Here is a story that has been passed down through the ages: Xi Shi is one of the "four beauties" in Chinese history, a native of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period, and her every move is very attractive. It's a pity that her health is not good and she has heartache.

Once, she was washing clothes by the river and getting ready to go home. On the way home, she suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she held her hand on her chest and frowned, but the villagers who saw her praised her for being more beautiful than usual. There is a girl named Dong Shi in the same village, who is not good-looking.

She saw that the people in the village praised Xi Shi for her beautiful appearance of holding her heart with her hands, so she also followed Xi Shi's example of holding her chest, frowning, and walking slowly in front of people, thinking that some people would praise her in this way.

Because she is already ugly, coupled with deliberately imitating Xi Shi's movements and pretending, it makes people even more disgusted. When someone saw it, they quickly closed the door; Some people hurriedly pulled their wives and children away from them, and they looked down on Dong Shi even more than before!

Nowadays, people often use the phrase "Dong Shi Xiao Feng" to describe the stupidity and ridiculousness of imitators; It also means that imitating others is not only bad for imitation, but also ugly. Sometimes, "Dong Shi Xiaofeng" also makes a humble statement, indicating that he has a poor foundation and has not learned the strengths of others.

Dong Shi Xiaofeng means that the metaphor is blindly imitated, and the effect is counterproductive.

Zhuangzi Tianyun contains: The beautiful Xi Shi often covers her chest with her hands and frowns because of her heartache. When the ugly girl next door saw it, she thought her posture was very beautiful, and she followed her example, but the ugly girl became even uglier.

Later generations called this ugly girl Dong Shi. The idiom "Dong Shi imitates" is a metaphor for imitating others, not only is it not good to imitate, but it is ugly (Dong Shi: The ugly girl of the Yue country.

Efficacy: Imitation. 颦:

frowning). Sometimes he also makes self-humble words, saying that he has a poor foundation and has not learned from others' strengths. It can be used as a predicate, object, and definite, with a derogatory meaning.

Idiom source. Therefore, Xi Shi is sick and sick (through 'cheek', frowning) in it, and the ugly people in it see it and are beautiful, and they also hold their hearts and stand in it. When the rich people in it saw it, they closed their doors and did not come out; When the poor man saw it, he led his wife away.

He knows the beauty of the cheeks but does not know the reason why the cheeks are beautiful. (Zhuangzi Heavenly Fortune).

Later generations extracted the idiom "Dong Shi Xiao Feng" according to this allusion.

Summary. Dear, hello, the implication of Dong Shi Xiaofeng is: not according to specific conditions, blindly imitating others, rigid practices are stupid, the effect will only be counterproductive, and it will become the laughing stock of others.

Tell people a truth: to learn from others, we must have a correct attitude, and we must start from our own reality. Dong Shi only knew that Xi Shi was beautiful when he frowned, but he didn't know why he was beautiful when he frowned.

is because Xi Shi himself is beautiful, although he frowns, he is also very beautiful; And Dong Shi is already ugly, and no matter how deliberately she frowns, it looks even more ugly, no wonder people are scared away by her.

Dear, hello, the implication of Dong Shi's effect to dismantle the predicament is: not according to specific conditions, blindly imitating others, and copying rigid practices is stupid, and the effect will only be counterproductive, and it will become the laughing stock of others. Tell people a truth:

To learn from others, we must have a correct attitude and must proceed from our own reality. Dong Shi only knew that Xi Shi was beautiful when he frowned, but he didn't know why he was beautiful when he frowned. is because Xi Shi itself is beautiful, although he frowns from Mu Jianxin, he is also very beautiful; And Dong Shi is already ugly, and no matter how deliberately she frowns, it looks even more ugly, no wonder people are scared away by her.

Expansion: Dong Shi Xiaofeng is an idiom that evolved from the story of the fable silver trace, and the idiom first came from "Zhuangzi Tianyun". The original text is:

Therefore, Xi Shi is sick and sick (through 'cheek', frowning) in it, and the ugly people in it see it and are beautiful, and they also hold their hearts and stand in it. The rich people in it saw it, and they closed the door and did not vacate the state; When the poor man saw it, he led his wife to go. He knows the beauty of the cheeks but does not know the reason why the cheeks are beautiful.