[ hōngchèn ] set off by contrast br>serve as a foil to br>
Example Sentences:
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It can be traced as well to tang , song , yuan arid ming stories in which the little animal may stand for the lion , while the tiger would signify the " bigger animals " such as tiger , leopard , bear and elephant 唐宋元明人笔下已写到小兽食虎,以假虎烘衬真虎之威,往往以“大兽” (虎豹熊象)为参照,突出小兽(狮子)的某种独特之处。