Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「標新競異」, with more below.
Discover the idiom 「標新競異」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
It means to put forward new ideas and express one’s uniqueness.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
biāo xīn jìng yì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
biu1 san1 ging6/ging3 yi6
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.

