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黯然失色

黯然失色

Chinese

		dark; dark-looking	to turn pale
simp. and trad. (黯然失色)		黯然	失色

Idiom

黯然失色

to lose lustre in comparison; to be outshone; to be eclipsed; to be overshadowed

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ànránshīsè

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): am² jin⁴ sat¹ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: ànránshīsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annranshyseh
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n⁵¹ ʐa̠n³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: am² jin⁴ sat¹ sik¹
  - Yale: ám yìhn sāt sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am² jin⁴ sat⁷ sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /ɐm³⁵ jiːn²¹ sɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/