崭露头角 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to reveal outstanding talent ; to stand out as conspicuously brilliant

Character by character

• 崭zhǎnnew, bold; steep, high
• 露lùdew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
• 头tóuhead; chief, boss; first, top
• 角jiǎoangle, corner; horn, horn-shaped

Idioms sharing a character

• 人生朝露 rén shēng zhāo lù
• 凶相毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù
• 初露头角 chū lù tóu jiǎo
• 危如朝露 wēi rú zhāo lù
• 危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù
• 原形毕露 yuán xíng bì lù
• 朝露溘至 zhāo lù kè zhì
• 泄露天机 xiè lù tiān jī
• 浮云朝露 fú yún zhāo lù
• 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù

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