后起之秀

Traditional: 後起之秀

hòu qǐ zhī xiù

Dictionary entry

(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation

What does 后起之秀 mean?

后起之秀 (hòu qǐ zhī xiù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation

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后Hòusurname Hou 起qǐto rise · to raise 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 秀xiù(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful · (bound form) superior; excellent

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后起之秀

hòu qǐ zhī xiù

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