别树一帜 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree ; fig. to act as a loner
• to stand out
• to develop one's own school
• to have attitude of one's own

Character by character

• 别biéto separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave
• 树shùtree; to plant; to set up, to establish
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 帜zhìflag, pennant, sign; to fasten

Idioms sharing a character

• 分门别类 fēn mén bié lèi
• 别出心裁 bié chū xīn cái
• 别有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn
• 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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