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高人一等

Mandarin · pinyin gāo rén yī děng

Meanings

  1. a cut above others
  2. superior
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高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
等
děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
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1–2–1–3 · gao1 ren2 yi1 deng3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gou1 jan4 jat1 dang2

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gou1 jan4 jat1 dang2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be superior to others; to be a head taller than others

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