初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
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1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
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2 first sign of emerging talent
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3 budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
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1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
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2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
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1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
家丑不可外扬
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
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1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
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2 fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
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1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
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1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
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2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
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3 to equivocate
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4 to beat about the bush
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
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1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
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2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
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1 childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
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1 childhood friend (idiom)
丑人多作怪
chǒu rén duō zuò guài
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1 ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
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1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó
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1 lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
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2 fig. it's not something you can avoid forever
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
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1 lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
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2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
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3 a wild goose chase
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4 a blind alley
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5 to split hairs
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6 same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
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1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
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2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
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3 a wild goose chase
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4 a blind alley
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5 to split hairs
头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
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1 promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
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1 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
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2 fig. few and far between
麟角凤觜
lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ
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1 lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
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2 fig. rara avis
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3 rarity