喧宾夺主

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

Characters and words in 喧宾夺主

clamor / noise
variant of 喧[xuan1] / old variant of 諼|谖[xuan1]
visitor / guest / object (in grammar)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Robin Hood, 罗宾汉.

Brunhilde (bi) has often been robbed by Robin Hood (宾) in front of the encampment ((e)n1), so she hired some soldiers (兵) to protect her. But even as she leaves the encampment even the soldiers cannot prevent Robin Hood from snatching away her brand new graduation cap (宀) from her head.
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

= + : Doggy Dog (du) programmed the robot (大) to seize (夺) a wiener from observatory's kitchen counter (o2). As the robot gives him the sausage Doggy Dog gives him the thumbs up (寸).
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)

= + : Julian Giant Squid is playing cards with Martin Luther King in the space station. It's Martin Luther King's turn, and he holds a petal leaf in his hand high above his head: it's his trump card, and on it depicted is the Lord himself.

Words with 喧宾夺主

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Sentences with 喧宾夺主

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