鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún

manifestly superior

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. manifestly superior
  2. 2. a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common

Characters

Character Meaning
鶴 hè
crane
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up
雞 jī
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
群 qún HSK 5
group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc