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Home / Idiom / 鹤立鸡群

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common · manifestly superior

鹤立鸡群
hè lì jī qún
h+è·4th tonel+ì·4th tonej+ī·1st toneq+ǘn·2nd tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to excel the common (idiom); surpassing · preeminent · outstanding出类拔萃chū lèi bá cuìoutstanding (idiom); incomparable超群绝伦chāo qún jué lúnoutstanding · distinguished · remarkable · prominent · illustrious杰出jié chūa giant among dwarfs庸中佼佼yōng zhōng jiǎo jiǎoto count as number one (idiom); second to none · outstanding首屈一指shǒu qū yī zhǐgolden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) · standing on one leg金鸡独立jīn jī dú lì
Antonyms
to pale by comparison (idiom)相形见绌xiāng xíng jiàn chùlit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products · to masquerade as having an ability · token member of a group滥竽充数làn yú chōng shù