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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

1 expert (in a field)

1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able

1 talent

1 is or isn't

2 yes or no

3 whether or not

1 lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)

2 fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating

3 to show what one is made of

1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)

2 an empty sack cannot stand upright

1 great skill and strategy

1 gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)

2 pair of ideal lovers

1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with

2 those whom the Gods love die young

1 knowledgeable and versatile

1 solid learning

2 real ability and learning

3 genuine talent

1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

1 a galaxy of talent (idiom)

2 a great number of competent people

1 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...

1 outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit

1 brimming over with talent (esp. literary)

2 brilliant

1 intelligence and wisdom

1 Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)

2 fig. to have used up one's creative powers

3 to have writer's block

1 an outstanding talent (idiom)

2 surpassing insight and acumen