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喧宾夺主

xuān bīn duó zhǔxuanbinduozhu

lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
minor details obscure the main point
the sauce is better than the fish

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences