hōng chèndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to set off / to highlight by contrast
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Original source entry:

烘襯 烘衬 [hong1 chen4] /to set off/to highlight by contrast/

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Other forms in these source records: 烘襯

  • 烘
    hōng

    to bake / to heat by fire / to set off by contrast

  • 衬
    chèn

    (of garments) against the skin / to line / lining / to contrast with / to assist financially

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