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Jyutping bat6 seoi6
Pinyin bá cuì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to stand out from one's fellows; to be outstanding
  2. noun, historical
    traditional high-level examination for official candidacy
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    虽然Luciano可能已经是出类拔萃,但他还是乳臭未干。
    雖然Luciano可能已經是出類拔萃,但他還是乳臭未乾。
    suī rán luciano kě néng yǐ jīng shì chū lèi bá cuì , dàn tā hái shi rǔ xiù wèi gān 。
    • Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.
  2. Mandarin
    他在班上出类拔萃。
    他在班上出類拔萃。
    tā zài bān shàng chū lèi bá cuì 。
    • He towers above the rest of the class.
  3. Mandarin
    玛丽是个平淡无奇的人,但是汤姆却认为她出类拔萃。
    瑪麗是個平淡無奇的人,但是湯姆卻認為她出類拔萃。
    mǎ lì shì gè píng dàn wú qí de rén , dàn shì tāng mǔ què rèn wéi tā chū lèi bá cuì 。
    • Mary is fairly plain, but Tom thinks she's the bee's knees.
  4. Mandarin
    出类拔萃!
    出類拔萃!
    chū lèi bá cuì !
    • Outstanding!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    出类拔萃
    出類拔萃
    ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6
    • exceptional; extraordinary; to stand out from others; to be out of the common run of things
  2. Cantonese
    呢个学生喺运动会上出类拔萃,赢咗七面奖牌。
    呢個學生喺運動會上出類拔萃,贏咗七面獎牌。
    ni1 go3 hok3 saang1 hai2 wan6 dung6 wui2 soeng6 ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6, jeng4 zo2 cat1 min6 zoeng2 paai4.
    • This student had an exceptional performance at the athletic meet, he won 7 medals.