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to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)

标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner · to stand out · to develop one's own school · to have attitude of one's own独树一帜dú shù yī zhìlit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch · back to square one · to start of on a new path另起炉灶lìng qǐ lú zàoto hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality · to adopt an original approach别出心裁bié chū xīn cáito come up with (an innovation) · innovation独创dú chuàngto blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality独辟蹊径dú pì xī jìnghaving a unique or distinctive style别具一格bié jù yī gé
Antonyms
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut · diehard conservative attitudes因循守旧yīn xún shǒu jiùto cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative · stickler for tradition抱残守缺bào cán shǒu quēto say what everyone says (idiom) · to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view · to follow the herd人云亦云rén yún yì yún
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