一骑绝尘 |
yī qí - jué chén |
(idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust |
一 |
yī |
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 |
骑 |
jì |
(Tw) saddle horse / mounted soldier |
骑 |
qí |
to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses |
绝 |
jué |
to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means |
绝 |
jué |
variant of 绝 |
尘 |
chén |
dust / dirt / earth |