展翅高飞 — Chinese idiom
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
Traditional: 展翅高飛
Meaning
- to spread one's wings and soar
- to develop one's abilities freely
Character by character
- 展zhǎnto open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch
- 翅chìwings; fins
- 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
- 飞fēito fly, to dart; high
Idioms sharing a character
- 花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
- 迎风招展 yíng fēng zhāo zhǎn
- 插翅难飞 chā chì nán fēi
- 一见高低 yī jiàn gāo dī
- 不识高低 bù shí gāo dī
- 债台高筑 zhài tái gāo zhù
- 功高不赏 gōng gāo bù shǎng
- 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng
- 功高盖主 gōng gāo gài zhǔ
- 另请高明 lìng qǐng gāo míng
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