喧宾夺主 / 喧賓奪主

xuān bīn duó zhǔ

Meaning

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

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