hōng yún tuō yuè
Traditional: 烘雲托月
烘云托月 (hōng yún tuō yuè) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil; a contrasting character to a main hero”.
Meanings
- 1lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
- 2a contrasting character to a main hero