首屈一指
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Chinese[edit]
head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems |
bent; feel wronged | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | ||
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trad. (首屈一指) | 首 | 屈 | 一 | 指 | |
simp. #(首屈一指) | 首 | 屈 | 一 | 指 | |
Literally: “the first bent finger”. |
Etymology[edit]
In Chinese culture, one common method of counting is to begin with an open hand, then begin folding the fingers into the palm starting with the thumb.
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
首屈一指
- first
- 開通網路共享救助訊息,這一做法不僅在成都尚屬首次,在全國也是首屈一指。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2006: anon., www.chinainfo.gov.cn
- Kāitōng wǎnglù gòngxiǎng jiùzhù xùnxī, zhè yī zuòfǎ bùjǐn zài Chéngdū shàng shǔ shǒucì, zài quánguó yě shì shǒuqūyīzhǐ. [Pinyin]
- Not only is this a first for Chengdu in terms of sharing help information over the net, it is the first in the country.
开通网路共享救助讯息,这一做法不仅在成都尚属首次,在全国也是首屈一指。 [MSC, simp.]
- number one; come first on the list; be matchless; be second to none; come out first; thumbs up
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