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標新立異
  biu1 san1 lap6 ji6   jyutping
  biao1 xin1 li4 yi4   pinyin
do sth. unconventional, new and original in order to stick out and be different []標奇立異

Idiom
adjective

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
標新立異 / 标新立异

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Characters in this word:

 biu1  -  symptom; mark; prize; standard; tender
 san1  -  new; novel; fresh; beginning
 laap6 lap6  -  stand; erect; upright; appoint
 ji6  -  different; unusual; strange; surprise
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