独 树 一 帜

dú shù yī zhìdictionary entry

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

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獨樹一幟 独树一帜 [du2 shu4 yi1 zhi4] /lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner/to stand out/to develop one's own school/to have attitude of one's own/

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