粵

別bit6樹syu6一jat1幟ci3

simp别树一帜
bit6 syu6 jat1 ci3bié shù yī zhì

English

  1. lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. to stand out
  3. to develop one's own school
  4. to have attitude of one's own
  5. to be different from others and to develop one's own idea; literally: to independently raise a flag

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一個人嘅思想或者學問有創見，自成一家

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

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