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大放异彩

dà fàng yì cǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1252517675f91b07. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大放異彩 大放异彩 [da4 fang4 yi4 cai3] /to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)/to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 大放異彩

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 放
    fàng

    to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

  • 异
    yì

    different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate

  • 彩
    cǎi

    (bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / lottery prize

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.