显山露水

顯山露水
xiǎnshānlùshuǐ
to reveal one's talent (idiom)

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Entry Composition

1 显 xiǎn
  1. to make visible
  2. to reveal
  3. prominent
  4. conspicuous
  5. (prefix) phanero-
2 山 shān (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

classifier: 座
3 露水 lùshuǐ
  1. dew
  2. fig. short-lasting
  3. ephemeral

Related entries

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