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烘云托月
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

烘云托月 [hōngyúntuōyuè]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] paint clouds to set off the moon; provide a foil for a character or incident in a literary work
    收到了烘云托月的艺术效果
    achieve the artistic effect of prominence through contrast

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

烘云托月 [hōngyúntuōyuè]
  1. 1. 绘画技法。比喻描写渲染周围事物,用以突出中心事物的写作手法。
  2. 2. "烘"不要误写作"拱"。

Examples

烘云托月
烘云托月

Word Decomposition


[hōng]
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[yún]
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[tuō]
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[yuè]

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