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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「褎然舉首」.

The idiom 「褎然舉首」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

褎然: outstanding appearance; 舉: recommend; 首: first. Refers to a person’s abilities surpass those of his peers.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yòu rán jǔ shǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jau6 yin4 geui2 sau2

The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.