chǒu
xiǎo

idiom
common
noun

Meaning of 丑小鸭

丑小鸭 means ugly duckling; an unremarkable or overlooked person (esp. a child or young adult); something newly emerged and unnoticed. Pronounced chǒu xiǎo yā.

  • ugly duckling; an unremarkable or overlooked person (esp. a child or young adult)
  • something newly emerged and unnoticed

Definitions & Examples

céng
jīng
shì
bān
de
chǒu
xiǎo
 
xiàn
zài
què
chéng
le
yǒu
míng
de
jiā
 

He used to be the ugly duckling in the class, but now he has become a famous entrepreneur.

Měi
rén
zài
chéng
gōng
qián
 
néng
dōu
jīng
guò
duàn
chǒu
xiǎo
de
shí
 

Every great person may have gone through an ugly duckling phase before succeeding.

Bié
kàn
zhè
kuǎn
xīn
ruǎn
jiàn
xiàn
zài
wén
 
néng
jiù
shì
wèi
lái
de
chǒu
xiǎo
biàn
tiān
é
 

Don't underestimate this new software just because it's unknown now; it might be the ugly duckling that turns into a swan.

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