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the secondary supersedes the primary; a minor issue takes precedence over a major one; a presumptuous guest usurps the host's role

Word usage

xuān bīn duó zhǔ

喧 宾 夺 主

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derogthe secondary supersedes the primary; a minor issue takes precedence over a major one; a presumptuous guest usurps the host's role
- nǐ xiàn zài de zuò fǎ sì hū shì zài xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  你现在的做法似乎是在喧宾夺主。
  Your way of doing things at the moment seems to be a reversal of the order of host and guest.
- guò yú huá lì de zhuāng shì wǎng wǎng huì xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  过于华丽的装饰往往会喧宾夺主。
  Too luxuriant decoration usually supersedes what really counts.
synonym
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ反客为主 fǎn bīn wéi zhǔ反宾为主
antonym
kè suí zhǔ biàn客随主便 hōng yún tuō yuè烘云托月

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"喧" cannot be written as "宣" or "暄".

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