嶄露頭角

Chinese

		to display	protruding part of the left and right bones on the top of a person's head; youngster's talent; brilliance of youth
trad. (嶄露頭角)		嶄露	頭角
simp. (崭露头角)		崭露	头角

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎnlùtóujiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam² lou⁶ tau⁴ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎnlùtóujiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎnlùtóujiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chan³-lu⁴-tʻou²-chiao³
    • Yale: jǎn-lù-tóu-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaanluhtourjeau
    • Palladius: чжаньлутоуцзяо (čžanʹlutouczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaam² lou⁶ tau⁴ gok³
    • Yale: jáam louh tàuh gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam² lou⁶ tau⁴ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zam² lou⁶ teo⁴ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːm³⁵ lou̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

Idiom

嶄露頭角

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