黯然失色
am3 jin4 sat1 sik1am2 jin4 sat1 sik1àn rán shī sè
English
- to lose one's splendor
- to lose luster
- to be eclipsed
- to be overshadowed
- to be overshadowed; to be eclipsed; to be pale in comparison with something
粵語 — Cantonese
- 相形見絀;喺比較之下,顯得黯淡無光
Examples
無論佢幾咁努力,其他人都淨係見到佢哥哥。
無論他多麼努力,在優秀的哥哥面前依舊顯得黯然失色。 (mou4 leon6 taa1 do1 mo1 nou5 lik6, zoi6 jau1 sau3 dik1 go4 go1 min6 cin4 ji1 gau6 hin2 dak1 am2 jin4 sat1 sik1)
No matter how hard he tries, he has always been overshadowed by his elder brother.
Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk