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獨出心裁

简独出心裁 · 繁獨出心裁

Mandarin · pinyin dú chū xīn cái

to display originality (idiom); to do things differently

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
裁: cái · cut out; decrease
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–1–1–2 · du2 chu1 xin1 cai2

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duk6 ceot1 sam1 coi4

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