獨出一時

独出一时
dúchūyīshí
  1. incomparable
  2. head and shoulders above the competition

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 獨 dú
  1. alone
  2. independent
  3. single
  4. sole
  5. only
=2 出 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=2 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
3 一時 yīshí
  1. a period of time
  2. a while
  3. for a short while
  4. temporary
  5. momentary
  6. at the same time

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曠世 kuàngshì
  1. incomparable
  2. none to compare with at that time
無與倫比 wúyǔlúnbǐ incomparable
無雙 wúshuāng
  1. incomparable
  2. matchless
  3. unique
俗話說：雙喜臨門；可俗話又說：福無雙進，禍不單行！

There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."

Source: Tatoeba

不可同日而語 bùkětóngrìéryǔ
  1. lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. incomparable
未可同日而語 wèikětóngrìéryǔ
  1. lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. incomparable
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