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與眾不同

简与众不同 · 繁與眾不同

Mandarin · pinyin yǔ zhòng bù tóng

(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
与: yǔ · and; with; to; for; give, grant
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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3–4–4–2 · yu3 zhong4 bu4 tong2

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(idiomatic) different; distinct; distinctive; standing out from the crowd

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