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Chinese

與眾不同

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
different; distinct; distinctive; standing out from the crowd
  • 與衆不同
  • 与众不同
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The phrase describes standing out from the crowd, much like a single colored sheep amidst a uniform flock.
The phrase describes standing out from the crowd, much like a single colored sheep amidst a uniform flock.

Origin

The phrase 與眾不同 is composed of four characters. The character 與 means to give or to offer. It contains the phonetic components 舁, which means to carry on one's shoulder, and 牙, meaning tooth. The character 舁 is further composed of 臼, a mortar, and 廾, meaning both hands.

The character 眾 refers to the masses, people, a multitude, or a crowd. The character 不 means not. The final character 同 means same or identical; it is the simplified form of 衕, which means a passageway, lane, or alley. The character 衕 is formed with the semantic component 行, meaning to walk, and the phonetic component 同. The character 行 is composed of 彳, meaning to walk slowly, and 亍, meaning to stop or stand still.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

此詞由與、眾、不、同四個字組成。其中，「與」字包含音符「舁」（意為用肩扛）與「牙」，而「舁」字則由「臼」（研缽）與「廾」（雙手）組成。 「同」字為「衕」字的簡化形式，「衕」字意指通道或小巷，由表示行走慢的「彳」與表示停止的「亍」組成「行」字，以及音符「同」構成。

在結構上，「眾」字代表群眾、大眾或多人，「不」字則具有否定之意。當這些字組合在一起時，用來形容某種特質非常獨特，能從人群中脫穎而出。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese與 “to give; to offer”
    • soundChinese舁 “to carry on one's shoulder”
      • ideaChinese臼 “mortar (hollow vessel used to pound or crush ingredients)”
      • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”
    • soundChinese牙 “tooth (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 隻／只 m c; 棚 c)”
  • characterChinese眾 “masses; people; multitude; crowd; everyone”
  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese同 “same; identical”
    • simplified fromChinese衕 “passageway; lane; alley”
      • meaningChinese行 “to walk”
        • componentChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
        • componentChinese亍 “to stop; to stand still”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. different; distinct; distinctive; standing out from the crowd

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 獨樹一幟，和一般人不同。 例：他喜歡標新立異，連穿著也與眾不同。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0