Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「冠絕一時」, explained here.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「冠絕一時」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Unrivalled: far ahead and ranking first. Describes being superior to peers and being the best in a certain period of time.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guàn jué yī shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gun3 jyut6 yat1 si4
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
