效顰 [－颦]

Jyutping haau6 pan4
Pinyin xiào pín

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to blindly copy; crude imitation / to mimic someone awkwardly
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    东施效颦
    東施效顰
    • a complete failure to try nailing something