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卓爾不群

简卓尔不群 · 繁卓爾不群

Mandarin · pinyin zhuó ěr bù qún

standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
excellent and unrivaled

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卓: zhuó · profound, brilliant, lofty
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–3–4–2 · zhuo2 er3 bu4 qun2

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coek3 ji5 bat1 kwan4

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(idiomatic) to excel the common; outstanding; preeminent

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