烘雲托月 (hung1 wan4 tok3 jyut6): lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary

hung1 wan4 tok3 jyut6烘雲托月烘云托月

Jyutpinghung1 wan4 tok3 jyut6

Yalehūng wành tok yyuth

Definition

lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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