才气过人 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• an outstanding talent
• surpassing insight and acumen

Character by character

• 才cáiability, talent, gift; just, only
• 气qìair, gas; steam, vapor; anger
• 过guòpass; to go across, to pass through
• 人rénman, person; people

Idioms sharing a character

• 人才济济 rén cái jǐ jǐ
• 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ
• 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
• 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái
• 德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi
• 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù
• 爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě
• 怀才不遇 huái cái bù yù
• 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ
• 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén

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