àn rán shī sè

黯然失色 (àn rán shī sè) is a Chinese word meaning “to lose one's splendor; to lose luster; to be eclipsed”.

Meanings

  1. 1to lose one's splendor
  2. 2to lose luster
  3. 3to be eclipsed
  4. 4to be overshadowed

Characters in 黯然失色

黯àn · (bound form) dark; dull (color); dim; gloomy然rán · correct失shī · to lose色sè · color

Related words

然后then; after that; afterwards当然only natural失去to lose虽然although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)突然sudden; abrupt; unexpected显然clearly; evidently; obviously消失to disappear; to fade away失踪to be missing仍然still; as before; yet居然unexpectedly出色remarkable; outstanding既然since; as; this being the case

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