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標新立異
简 标新立异 · 繁 標新立異Mandarin · pinyin biāo xīn lì yì
Meanings
- to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
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1–1–4–4 · biao1 xin1 li4 yi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
biu1 san1 laap6 ji6
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biu1 san1 laap6 ji6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to start something new just in order to be different; to be original
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