翘居群首 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• head and shoulders above the crowd ; preeminent
• outstanding

Character by character

• 翘qiáooutstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise
• 居jūto live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
• 群qúngroup, crowd; multitude, mob
• 首shǒuchief, head, leader

Idioms sharing a character

• 翘足引领 qiáo zú yǐn lǐng
• 翘足而待 qiáo zú ér dài
• 翘首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
• 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū
• 安居乐业 ān jū lè yè
• 居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào
• 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi
• 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng
• 居心叵测 jū xīn pǒ cè
• 居无定所 jū wú dìng suǒ

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