








婢学夫人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a deliberate but awkward or unconvincing imitation”. Especially of a superior, failing to capture the true essence or spirit. It implies a superficial attempt that lacks genuine understanding or skill. Literally, “Maid learns madam”.

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Open the tool →婢学夫人 (bì xué fū ren) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a deliberate but awkward or unconvincing imitation”.
婢学夫人 is pronounced bì xué fū ren in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 婢学夫人 means “Maid learns madam”. It is used to mean “to make a deliberate but awkward or unconvincing imitation”.
婢女学作夫人,比喻刻意去学,却总不能像