a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
trad. 鶴立雞群
Also written 鶴立雞群【hè lì jī qún】
Characters in this word
4鹤
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crane
- Pinyin
- hè
- Traditional
- 鶴
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 22753 of 2500
立
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surname Li
- Pinyin
- Lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 10031 of 2500
鸡
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fowl, chicken, CL:隻|只[zhi1], (slang) prostitute
- Pinyin
- jī
- Traditional
- 雞
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2753 of 2500
群
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variant of 群[qun2]
- Pinyin
- qún
- Traditional
- 羣
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 8025 of 2500