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標新領異

简标新领异 · 繁標新領異

Mandarin · pinyin biāo xīn lǐng yì

to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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标: biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree
领: lǐng · neck; collar; lead, guide
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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1–1–3–4 · biao1 xin1 ling3 yi4

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