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to display originality (idiom); to do things differently

独出心裁
dú chū xīn cái
d+ú·2nd tonech+ū·1st tonex+īn·1st tonec+ái·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality · to adopt an original approach别出心裁bié chū xīn cáioriginal and ingenious (idiom) · to show great creativity独具匠心dú jù jiàng xīnto blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality独辟蹊径dú pì xī jìngto start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path · to break fresh ground别开生面bié kāi shēng miànunusual; abnormal · extremely; exceptionally异常yì cháng(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest与众不同yǔ zhòng bù tóng
Antonyms
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive · once you've seen one, you've seen them all千篇一律qiān piān yī lu:4to be precisely the same · to be no different如出一辙rú chū yī zhéto follow in other people's footsteps步人后尘bù rén hòu chénto parrot · to repeat uncritically what sb says鹦鹉学舌yīng wǔ xué shé
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