脱颖而出

Traditional form:

脫穎而出

Pinyin (reading):

tuōyǐng'érchū

Definitions:

• to reveal one's talent (idiom)
• to rise above others; to distinguish oneself

Characters:

• 脱 - to take off, to shed; to escape from
• 颖 - rice tassel; sharp; clever
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce

Traditional characters:

• 脫 - to take off, to shed; to escape from
• 穎 - rice tassel; sharp; clever
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce