出人头地

Traditional: 出人頭地

chū rén tóu dì

Dictionary entry

to stand out among one's peers (idiom)

What does 出人头地 mean?

出人头地 (chū rén tóu dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to stand out among one's peers (idiom)

2to excel

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出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]头tóuhead · hair style 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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How to pronounce 出人头地

出人头地

chū rén tóu dì

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