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first sign of budding talent · to display one's ability for the first time

初露锋芒
chū lù fēng máng
ch+ū·1st tonel+ù·4th tonef+ēng·1st tonem+áng·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant崭露头角zhǎn lù tóu jiǎoventuring from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom) · young and inexperienced · novice · greenhorn初出茅庐chū chū máo lúlit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent · first sign of emerging talent · budding genius初露头角chū lù tóu jiǎo
Antonyms
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly · in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state · Rome wasn't built in a day大器晚成dà qì wǎn chéng
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