初露头角

Traditional form:

初露頭角

Pinyin (reading):

chūlùtóujiǎo

Definitions:

• lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
• first sign of emerging talent
• budding genius

Characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 露 - dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped

Traditional characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 露 - dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped