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獨出心裁

简 独出心裁 · 繁 獨出心裁
Mandarin · pinyin dú chū xīn cái

Meanings

  1. to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
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獨
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
心
xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
裁
cái · cut out; decrease
独
dú · alone, single, solitary, only
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2–1–1–2 · du2 chu1 xin1 cai2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

duk6 ceot1 sam1 coi4

Cantonese word readings for 獨出心裁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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duk6 ceot1 sam1 coi4

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