標新立異
biāo​xīn​lì​yì

to be unconventional

  • created sense approved 标新立异/標新立異 · biāo​xīn​lì​yì · to be unconventional — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    标新立异 / 標新立異

    biāo​xīn​lì​yì

    to be unconventional

    to start something new or propose an original idea just to be different; to make a show of being unique or unorthodox

    标 (literal) → 标/標 · biāo · to award 新 (literal) → 新 · xīn · new 立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to establish 异 (literal) → 异/異 · yì · different

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

    created sense