1 standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
2 preeminent
卓尔不群
zhuó ěr bù qún
1 standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
2 excellent and unrivaled
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
害群之马
hài qún zhī mǎ
1 lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
2 fig. troublemaker
3 black sheep
4 rotten apple
成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
1 making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers
2 as a large crowd
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
2 Do not judge me too harshly.
3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
物以类聚,人以群分
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
1 Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
狐群狗党
hú qún gǒu dǎng
1 a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
2 a gang of rogues
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
结队成群
jié duì chéng qún
1 to form a large group (idiom)
群起而攻之
qún qǐ ér gōng zhī
1 the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.
2 universally abhorrent
群雄逐鹿
qún xióng zhú lù
1 great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
2 outstanding
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
超群绝伦
chāo qún jué lún
1 outstanding (idiom); incomparable
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