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
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
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1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
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
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
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
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
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)
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
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
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
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