独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

独 dú alone, single, solitary, only
树 shù tree; plant; set up, establish
一 yī one; a, an; alone
帜 zhì flag, pennant; sign; fasten