xuān bīn duó zhǔ

Traditional: 喧賓奪主

喧宾夺主 (xuān bīn duó zhǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4the sauce is better than the fish

Characters in 喧宾夺主

喧xuān · clamor宾bīn · visitor夺duó · to seize主zhǔ · owner

Related words

主意plan主owner主人master主要main; principal; major; primary夺to seize公主princess主题theme主任director主角leading role; lead主管in charge主义-ism主席chairperson

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