烘雲托月 [ㄏㄨㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄩㄝˋ; hong1 yun2 tuo1 yue4] lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil a contrasting character to a main hero ◄ ►