A wooden game piece sounds like the character for "strange."
棋高一着
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
- 。
He is always one move ahead.
- 貳动verb
to outsmart one's opponent
- ,。
He was a step ahead in chess skill and won the match.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
- 。
He is always one move ahead.
- 貳动verb
to outsmart one's opponent
- ,。
He was a step ahead in chess skill and won the match.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.
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