烘雲托月

Simplified: 烘云托月

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hōngyúntuōyuè ㄏㄨㄥㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄛㄩㄝˋ

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

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