yī​rì​zhī​chángyī​rì​zhī​zhǎng

slight superiority

  • created sense approved 一日之长/一日之長 · yī​rì​zhī​cháng · slight superiority — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一日之长 / 一日之長

    yī​rì​zhī​cháng

    slight superiority

    A slight advantage or being slightly better in talent or ability than someone else

    yí​rì​zhī​cháng

    一日 (literal) → 一日 · yī​rì · one day (duration) 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · forte

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 一日之长/一日之長 · yī​rì​zhī​zhǎng · slightly older or more experienced — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一日之长 / 一日之長

    yī​rì​zhī​zhǎng

    slightly older or more experienced

    A humble expression used to describe being slightly older or having more experience than others; literally being older by a single day

    yí​rì​zhī​zhǎng

    一日 (literal) → 一日 · yī​rì · one day (duration) 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 长 (literal) → 长/長 · zhǎng · older

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