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黯然失色

Mandarin · pinyin àn rán shī sè

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黯: àn · dark, black; sullen, dreary
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
失: shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139

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4–2–1–4 · an4 ran2 shi1 se4

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(idiomatic) to lose lustre in comparison; to be outshone; to be eclipsed; to be overshadowed