一枝独秀
yī​zhī​dú​xiù

outstanding

  • created reference approved 一枝独秀/一枝獨秀 → 桂林一枝 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一枝独秀 / 一枝獨秀 yī​zhī​dú​xiù

    桂林一枝 guì​lín​yī​zhī

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一枝独秀/一枝獨秀 · yī​zhī​dú​xiù · outstanding — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一枝独秀 / 一枝獨秀

    yī​zhī​dú​xiù

    outstanding

    (idiom) to be in a league of one's own; to outshine others; literally meaning only one branch of a tree is thriving

    yì​zhī​dú​xiù

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 枝 (literal) → 枝 · zhī · [slender objects] 独秀 (literal) → 独秀/獨秀 · dú​xiù · to be outstanding

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense