- 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
- 喧 (喧): clamor; noise
- 宾 (賓): visitor; guest; object (in grammar)
- 夺 (奪): 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
- 主 (主): owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 喧宾夺主
- MDBG: 喧宾夺主
- Examples with 喧宾夺主 on Tatoeba
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