Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Outstanding / Exceptional: Describes a person or thing that is extraordinarily excellent, surpassing all others in its group or category. This is an archaic literary term.
   • Peerless / Unrivaled: Indicates something or someone that has no equal; unmatched in quality or achievement.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Vị tướng ấy có tài năng xuất quần. (That general has outstanding talent.)
  • Đó là một thành tích xuất quần trong lịch sử. (That is an exceptional achievement in history.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical or formal literary texts, historical writings, and elevated praise. It is rarely used in modern everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Xuất chúng (adj): This is the modern and more commonly used synonym with the same meaning of "outstanding" or "excellent."
  • Cô ấy là một học sinh xuất chúng. (She is an outstanding student.)

Synonyms

• Outstanding: Remarkably good.
• Exceptional: Unusually good; standing out.
• Peerless: Having no equal; unmatched.

Related Idioms

• Xuất quần xuất chúng: A reinforcing idiom combining both "xuất quần" and "xuất chúng" for emphasis, meaning "truly exceptional and outstanding."
  • Tài năng của ông ấy thật sự xuất quần xuất chúng. (His talent is truly peerless and outstanding.)