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喧賓奪主 (hyun1 ban1 dyut6 zyu2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

喧賓奪主 (hyun1 ban1 dyut6 zyu2, xuān bīn duó zhǔ) — lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom); fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction; minor details obscure the main point; the sauce is better than the fish

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 喧嚷 (hyun1 joeng6) — speak very loud; a noisy environment
• 喧 (hyun1) — clamor; noise
• 喧嘩 (hyun1 waa1) — hubbub; clamor; to make a racket
• 喧嘩與騷動 (hyun1 waa1 jyu5 sou1 dung6) — The Sound and the Fury (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu…
• 喧囂 (hyun1 hiu1) — to clamor; to make noise
• 喧擾 (hyun1 jiu5) — to disturb by noise

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