嶄露頭角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant

CHARACTERS

嶄 zhǎn high, steep, precipitous; new
露 lù dew; bare, open, exposed
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
角 jiǎo horn; angle, corner; point