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嶄露頭角

简崭露头角 · 繁嶄露頭角

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo

to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant

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露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
崭: zhǎn · high, steep, precipitous; new
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–4–2–3 · zhan3 lu4 tou2 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaam2 lou6 tau4 gok3 · zaam3 lou6 tau4 gok3

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(of talent) to come to the fore; to stand out as conspicuously brilliant

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