一枝獨秀

lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

alone / independent / single / sole / only

to surpass / to stand above the crowd

handsome / refined / elegant / graceful / superior / show (loanword) / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of crops) to produce ears