别树一帜別樹一幟

bié shù yī zhì

Meaning

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own

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别biéto separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not另刂树shùtree; to plant; to set up, to establish木对一yīone; a, an; alone 帜zhìflag, pennant, sign; to fasten巾只