鶴立雞群

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Chinese

crane set up; to stand fowl; chicken crowd; flock; group
trad. (鶴立雞群/鶴立雞羣/鶴立鷄群) / /
simp. (鹤立鸡群)
Literally: “a crane standing in a flock of chickens”.

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Idiom

鶴立雞群

  1. (figurative) an outstanding person in a group of common people

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