小鬼见钟馗,相形见绌 小鬼見鍾馗,相形見絀 小鬼見鍾馗,相形見絀

a little demon meets Zhong Kui: shown up by comparison

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Said when one side looks far inferior beside the other.
Simplified
小鬼见钟馗,相形见绌
Traditional (Taiwan)
小鬼見鍾馗,相形見絀
Pinyin
xiǎoguǐ jiàn Zhōng Kuí,xiāngxíngjiànchù
Bopomofo
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟˊ,ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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