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相形见绌

xiāng xíng jiàn chù

4-character word Traditional 相形見絀

What 相形见绌 means

1. to pale by comparison (idiom)

The characters in 相形见绌

• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 形xíngto appear; to look; form
• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 绌chùcrimson silk; deficiency; to stitch

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