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
trad. 喧賓奪主
Also written 喧賓奪主【xuān bīn duó zhǔ】
Characters in this word
4喧
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clamor, noise
- Pinyin
- xuān
- Strokes
- 12
宾
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visitor, guest, object (in grammar)
- Pinyin
- bīn
- Traditional
- 賓
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 15104 of 2500
夺
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to seize, to take away forcibly, to wrest control of, to compete or strive for, to force one's way through, to leave out, to lose
- Pinyin
- duó
- Traditional
- 奪
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 25848 of 2500
主
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owner, master, host, individual or party concerned, God, Lord, main, to indicate or signify, trump card (in card games)
- Pinyin
- zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1715 of 2500