脱颖而出

脫穎而出
tuōyǐng'érchū
  1. (of talent) to be revealed; to come to the fore; to rise above others
  2. to be revealed; to come to the fore; to rise above others

Wiktionary

Homographs

脱颖而出 tuōyǐngérchū
  1. to reveal one's talent (idiom)
  2. to rise above others; to distinguish oneself

Entry Composition

=1 脱 tuō
  1. to shed
  2. to take off
  3. to escape
  4. to get away from
=1 脱 tuō
  1. (literary) simple; (by extension) straightforward, easy-going; not restrained by trivialities
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be in agreement; to be consistent
  3. obsolete form of 脫 /脱: to depart, escape
  4. simple; (by extension) straightforward, easy-going; not restrained by trivialities
  5. to be in agreement; to be consistent
=1 脱 tuì
  1. (historical dictionaries only) relaxed, leisurely
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) suitable, appropriate
  3. relaxed, leisurely
  4. suitable, appropriate
  5. used in 佞侻 (nìngtuì)
=1 脱 tuō
  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do a perfunctory job; to go through the motions; to dodge; to evade
  2. to do a perfunctory job; to go through the motions; to dodge; to evade
=1 脱 yuè only used in 蚴蛻／蚴蜕
2 颖 yǐng
  1. head of grain
  2. husk
  3. tip
  4. point
  5. clever
  6. gifted
  7. outstanding
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=4 出 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=4 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)