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出風頭

简出风头 · 繁出風頭

Mandarin · pinyin chū fēng tou

to push oneself forward
to seek fame
to be in the limelight
same as 出鋒頭 chū fēng tou

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–1–5 · chu1 feng1 tou5

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ceot1 fung1 tau4

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verb

(idiomatic) to seek to be in the limelight

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