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出人頭地
简 出人头地 · 繁 出人頭地Mandarin · pinyin chū rén tóu dì
Meanings
- to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
- to excel
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1–2–2–4 · chu1 ren2 tou2 di4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6
Cantonese word readings for 出人頭地. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be outstanding; to stand out among others
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