Chinese words · Chengyu

黯然失色

ànrán-shīsè

to be eclipsed; to pale in comparison

Every meaning

ànrán-shīsè

  1. to be eclipsed; to pale in comparison

Its characters

  • 黯àndark; gloomy (as in 黯淡)
  • 然ránright; correct
  • 失shīto lose
  • 色sècolor

Words with 黯

Words with 然

Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.