獨放異彩

简 独放异彩 · 繁 獨放異彩
Mandarin · pinyin dú fàng yì cǎi

Meanings

  1. to project singular splendor or radiance
  2. to perform brilliantly
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獨
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放
fàng · put, release, free, liberate
異
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彩
cǎi · hue, color; variegated colors
独
dú · alone, single, solitary, only
异
yì · different, unusual, strange
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2–4–4–3 · du2 fang4 yi4 cai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

duk6 fong3 ji6 coi2

Cantonese word readings for 獨放異彩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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獨放異彩 · du2 fang4 yi4 cai3
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Exact source record獨放異彩 独放异彩 [du2 fang4 yi4 cai3] /to project singular splendor or radiance/to perform brilliantly/