군계일학
gungyeilhak · standing head and shoulders above
CEFR C2Example sentence
그는 군계일학이었어요.
He stood head and shoulders above the rest.
More Level C2 words
- 궁여지책 gung-yeojichaek — last-resort expedient
- 권선징악 gwonseonjing-ak — rewarding good and punishing evil
- 근묵자흑 geunmukjaheuk — you become like those you keep company with
- 금과옥조 geumgwaokjo — an inviolable rule held sacred
- 금시초문 geumsichomun — hearing something for the first time
- 기고만장 gigomanjang — puffed up with arrogance
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