脱颖而出 — Chinese idiom
脱颖而出
tuō yǐng ér chū
Traditional: 脫穎而出
Meaning
- to reveal one's talent
- to rise above others; to distinguish oneself
Character by character
- 脱tuōto take off, to shed; to escape from
- 颖yǐngrice tassel; sharp; clever
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
Idioms sharing a character
- 稚气未脱 zhì qì wèi tuō
- 脱口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū
- 脱胎换骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ
- 脱贫致富 tuō pín zhì fù
- 脱缰之马 tuō jiāng zhī mǎ
- 金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào
- 一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn
- 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
- 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
- 一望而知 yī wàng ér zhī
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