喧賓奪主

Chinese

		clamor; noise	visitor; guest	rob; snatch	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (喧賓奪主)		喧	賓	奪	主
simp. (喧宾夺主)		喧	宾	夺	主
Literally: “the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuānbīnduózhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢㄅㄧㄣㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hyun¹ ban¹ dyut⁶ zyu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuānbīnduózhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢㄅㄧㄣㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuanbindwojuu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hyun¹ ban¹ dyut⁶ zyu²
  - Yale: hyūn bān dyuht jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hyn¹ ban¹ dyt⁹ dzy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hün¹ ben¹ düd⁶ ju²
  - IPA ^(key): /hyːn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ tyːt̚² t͡ɕyː³⁵/

Idiom

喧賓奪主

a minor issue takes precedence over a major one; a minor player upstages the main attraction

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