| 喧宾夺主 |
xuān bīn duó zhǔ |
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 |
| 喧 |
xuān |
clamor / noise |
| 喧 |
xuān |
variant of 喧 / old variant of 谖 |
| 宾 |
bīn |
visitor / guest / object (in grammar) |
| 夺 |
duó |
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 |
zhǔ |
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) |