autonomous body; independent system
to have unique (talent, insight etc)
original; creativity; original creation
all by oneself; without exterior help
to monopolize; to control; to dominate
to hog; to keep everything for oneself
(in singing) solo; to solo
to revere as sole orthodoxy; to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); to be dominant
to live alone; to live a solitary existence
belonging exclusively to; exclusively for; reserved to; special
to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial
to personally own; to possess solely; only; solely
(lit.) walking alone; prominent; unrivalled; outstanding
unique; distinct; having special characteristics
only (child); to be the sole survivor
stage monologue; soliloquy
to surpass; to stand above the crowd
independent; independence; to stand alone
solo part (in opera); soliloquy
wholly-owned (often by foreign company); exclusive investment
(lit.) sole hegemony; to monopolize; domination (of the market); personal empire
second generation only child
single-component character
single-log bridge; (fig.) difficult path
to jump on one foot; to hop
loner; single person; bachelor
monodrama; one-man show; comic talk
narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
incomparable; head and shoulders above the competition
to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field
(of a married woman) to stay home alone
to project singular splendor or radiance; to perform brilliantly
to live apart from parents (of married couple); to achieve independence
most outstanding; The one (manhua); par excellence
a stranger in a strange land
(from a poem by Wang Wei 王維)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
double and single; allowed dispensation to have second child
only; just (i.e. it is only that...); alone; all except; unique
bereaved of one's only child
only; solely; this one alone
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
unification and independence
a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child
a family bereaved of its only child
not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence; it's not the only case
to be unconventional; independence of action
golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture); standing on one leg
(lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless; (fig.) people with no one left to rely on
wholly foreign-owned enterprise
(WFOE) (form of legal entity in China); abbr. to
外資企業