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出類拔萃

简出类拔萃 · 繁出類拔萃

Mandarin · pinyin chū lèi bá cuì

to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
preeminent
outstanding

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
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拔: bá · uproot, pull out
萃: cuì · dense, thick, close-set; to collect together; hexagram ䷬
类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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1–4–2–4 · chu1 lei4 ba2 cui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6

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(idiomatic) to excel the common; surpassing; preeminent; outstanding

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