鶏けい群ぐんの一いっ鶴かく

expression, noun

a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men

Idiomatic expression describing an outstanding person or thing that stands out in a mediocre group. Often used in literary or formal contexts.

• 彼かの女じょの才さい能のうはまさに鶏けい群ぐんの一いっ鶴かくだ。

  Her talent is truly like a swan among ducklings.

• この作さく品ひんは鶏けい群ぐんの一いっ鶴かくと言いえる出で来き栄ばえだ。

  This work is of a quality that can be called a diamond among stones.