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獨樹一格

简独树一格 · 繁獨樹一格

Mandarin · pinyin dú shù yī gé

to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)

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樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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2–4–1–2 · du2 shu4 yi1 ge2

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duk6 syu6 jat1 gaak3

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