绝代

絕代
juédài
  1. peerless
  2. unmatched in his generation
  3. incomparable (talent, beauty)

CEDICT

  1. (literary) remote antiquity
  2. (literary) unique among one's contemporaries; peerless
  3. remote antiquity
  4. unique among one's contemporaries; peerless

Wiktionary

  1. 极远的时代。
  2. 当世无双。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 绝 jué
  1. to cut short
  2. extinct
  3. to disappear
  4. to vanish
  5. absolutely
  6. by no means
=1 绝 jué variant of 绝 jué
2 代 dài
  1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
  2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Containing this entry

容华绝代 rónghuájuédài to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
绝代佳人 juédàijiārén
  1. beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
  2. prettiest girl ever
风华绝代 fēnghuájuédài magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent

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寡二少双 guǎèrshǎoshuāng
  1. peerless
  2. second to none (idiom)
圣 shèng
  1. (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)
  2. (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc)
  3. (bound form) holy; sacred
你在圣誕節去教堂嗎？

Do you go to church on Christmas Day?

Source: Tatoeba

绝伦 juélún
  1. outstanding
  2. peerless
  3. beyond compare
當狄馬透過店外的窗子，看見裏面一件華麗絕倫的黑色西裝時，他不禁睜大了眼睛；接著，當他發現價錢牌上寫著「3,000,000.99 BYR」的時候，他的眼睛就睜得更大了。

As he looked through the store window, Dima's eyes widened as they fell upon a gorgeous black suit, and then widened even more when he noticed the 3,000,000.99 BYR price tag.

Source: Tatoeba

前无古人，后无来者 qiánwúgǔrén,hòuwúláizhě
  1. there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)
  2. never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future
  3. peerless
旷世 kuàngshì
  1. incomparable
  2. none to compare with at that time
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