粵

大daai6顯hin2身san1手sau2

simp大显身手
daai6 hin2 san1 sau2dà xiǎn shēn shǒu

English

  1. (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
  2. to show off one's skills or abilities

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 展示自己出色嘅技藝

Examples

  • 學咗琴咁耐,係時候到我大顯身手!

    Playing the piano for years and now's time for me to show off.

  • 今次嘅表演,佢終於有機會大展身手,觀眾都睇得津津有味。

    In this performance, he finally had the chance to showcase his skills, and the audience enjoyed it thoroughly.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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