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鶴立雞群
简 鹤立鸡群 · 繁 鶴立雞群Mandarin · pinyin hè lì jī qún
Meanings
- a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
- manifestly superior
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4–4–1–2 · he4 li4 ji1 qun2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4
Cantonese word readings for 鶴立雞群. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4
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phrase
- (figurative) an outstanding person in a group of common people
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