出人頭地

简 出人头地 · 繁 出人頭地
Mandarin · pinyin chū rén tóu dì

Meanings

  1. to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. to excel
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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1–2–2–4 · chu1 ren2 tou2 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6

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ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6

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  1. (idiomatic) to be outstanding; to stand out among others

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