別具一格

简 别具一格 · 繁 別具一格
Mandarin · pinyin bié jù yī gé

Meanings

  1. having a unique or distinctive style
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別
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具
jù · tool, implement; draw up, write
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
格
gé · pattern, standard, form; style
别
bié · separate, other; do not
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2–4–1–2 · bie2 ju4 yi1 ge2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bit6 geoi6 jat1 gaak3

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bit6 geoi6 jat1 gaak3

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  1. (idiomatic) to have a style of one's own; to have a unique style; in a class by itself; peculiar

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