黯然失色

to lose one's splendor / to lose luster / to be eclipsed / to be overshadowed

Characters and words in 黯然失色

deep black / dark / dull (color)
correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

= + : Robinson Crusoe is grilling some dog meat on his BBQ in the anthill's kitchen, but it's hard to do it correctly because of all the animal rights activists. They think it's not right to grill dog meat.
to lose / to miss / to fail

= 𠂉 + : Sherlock (sh) locked himself out of the space station (Ø1)! He lost (失) his key (𠂉)! After he was floating in front of the space station for an eternity, a robot (大) came by with a lost+found box (失) which contained his lost key.
to lose color / to turn pale
color / CL:種|种[zhong3] / look / appearance / sex

= + : In the elevator's bathroom, Socrates watches a crane lick a beautiful lollipop. The lollipop features every color existing on earth.
(coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3 zi5]

= + : In the airplane, Sherlock Holmes watches the crane licking a very tasty lollipop. He wants to have it, so he challenges the crane for it. The crane agrees to give him the lollipop if he can beat him in a dice game.

Words with 黯然失色

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Sentences with 黯然失色

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