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相形見絀
  soeng1 jing4 gin3 zyut3   jyutping
  xiang1 xing2 jian4 chu4   pinyin
pale into insignificance; pale beside another; prove inferior by contrast

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
相形見絀 / 相形见绌

This word has been viewed 1357 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 25th Nov 2010 05:19 and last edited on 6th Jul 2015 03:33
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Characters in this word:

 soeng1 soeng3 soeng3*2  -  mutually; appearance; photo
 jing4  -  form; shape; description
 gin3 jin6  -  see; meet; view; show evidence of
 zyut3  -  insufficient; inadequate
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