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頭角崢嶸

简头角峥嵘 · 繁頭角崢嶸

Mandarin · pinyin tóu jiǎo zhēng róng

promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
峥: zhēng · high, lofty, noble; steep, perilous
嵘: róng · high, steep; lofty, towering

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2–3–1–2 · tou2 jiao3 zheng1 rong2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 gok3 zaang1 wing4

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(idiomatic) full of talent; brilliant and outstanding

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