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出ceot1類leoi6拔bat6萃seoi6

simp出类拔萃
ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6chū lèi bá cuì

English

  1. to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. preeminent
  3. outstanding
  4. exceptional; extraordinary; to stand out from others; to be out of the common run of things

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 超群;極為優秀;喺一群人中非常顯眼突出

Examples

  • 出类拔萃!

    Outstanding!

    Tatoeba · wzhd CC BY

  • 他在班上出類拔萃。

    He towers above the rest of the class.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 玛丽是个平淡无奇的人,但是汤姆却认为她出类拔萃。

    Mary is fairly plain, but Tom thinks she's the bee's knees.

    Tatoeba · MirendaBABY CC BY

  • 虽然Luciano可能已经是出类拔萃,但他还是乳臭未干。

    Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 呢個學生喺運動會上出類拔萃,贏咗七面獎牌。

    This student had an exceptional performance at the athletic meet, he won 7 medals.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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