相形见绌

Traditional form:

相形見絀

Pinyin (reading):

xiāngxíngjiànchù

Definitions:

• to pale by comparison (idiom)

Characters:

• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 形 - form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
• 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 绌 - to stitch, to sew; insufficient

Traditional characters:

• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 形 - form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
• 見 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 絀 - to stitch, to sew; insufficient