cut a striking figure

cut a striking figure

Budding is a Chinese idiom with the pronunciation of zh ǎ NL ù t ó Uji ǎ O. it is a metaphor that highlights talent and ability (mostly refers to teenagers). From Liu Zihou's epitaph.

example sentence:

1. As a music prodigy, he has begun to show his talents in the professional field.

2. In this competition, he began to stand out.

Idiom usage

This time, Wu's return to the north, advocating the Baoding meeting alone, had no other than to fight against the Duan school. The first fifteen chapters of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan and Xu Xianfu

The origin of Idioms

Han Yu's epitaph of Liu Zihou in Tang Dynasty: "although he is young, he has become an adult. If he can get the title of Jinshi, he will become a prominent figure."