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烘云托月

hōng yún tuō yuè

4-character word Traditional 烘雲托月

What 烘云托月 means

1. lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
2. a contrasting character to a main hero

The characters in 烘云托月

• 烘hōngto bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
• 云yún(classical) to say
• 托tuōto hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm…
• 月yuèmoon; month; monthly

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