懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
相形失色
xiāng​xíng​shī​sè

to pale in comparison

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 相形 xiāng​xíng
    to compare
    to compare one thing with another; to contrast
  2. 失色 shī​sè
    to be eclipsed
    To be outshone or pale in comparison to something else; to lose luster or distinctiveness.