created sense approved 烘云托月/烘雲托月 · hōngyúntuōyuè · shade clouds to offset the moon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
烘云托月 / 烘雲托月
hōngyúntuōyuè
shade clouds to offset the moon
Traditional painting technique of shading clouds to highlight the brightness of the moon
烘 (literal) → 烘 · hōng · to set off 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 托 (literal) → 托 · tuō · to set off 月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 烘云托月/烘雲托月 · hōngyúntuōyuè · to set off by contrast — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
烘云托月 / 烘雲托月
hōngyúntuōyuè
to set off by contrast
To highlight a main subject or character in art or literature by depicting and emphasizing the surrounding background or secondary elements
烘 (literal) → 烘 · hōng · to set off 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 托 (literal) → 托 · tuō · to set off 月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition