头角峥嵘 |
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng |
promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts |
头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |
头角 |
tóu jiǎo |
youngster's talent / brilliance of youth |
角 |
Jué |
surname Jue |
角 |
jiǎo |
angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:个 |
角 |
jué |
role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale |
峥 |
zhēng |
used in 峥嵘 |
峥嵘 |
zhēng róng |
towering / lofty and steep (mountains) / extraordinary / outstanding |
嵘 |
róng |
used in 峥嵘 |