别出心裁 — Chinese idiom
别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái
Traditional: 別出心裁
Meaning
- to hit on sth new ; to display originality
- to adopt an original approach
Character by character
- 别biéto separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 裁cáito trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment
Idioms sharing a character
- 分门别类 fēn mén bié lèi
- 别有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn
- 别树一帜 bié shù yī zhì
- 别树一旗 bié shù yī qí
- 别无二致 bié wú èr zhì
- 别开生面 bié kāi shēng miàn
- 千差万别 qiān chā wàn bié
- 天壤之别 tiān rǎng zhī bié
- 天差地别 tiān chā dì bié
- 移情别恋 yí qíng bié liàn
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