| 含苞待放 | hán bāo dài fàng | in bud / budding |  |
| 发棵 | fā kē | budding | |
| 初露 | chū lù | first sign (of budding talent) |  |
| 豆蔻 | dòu kòu | cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) / fig. a girl's teenage years / maidenhood / a budding beauty | |
| 初露锋芒 | chū lù fēng máng | first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time | |
| 初露头角 | chū lù tóu jiǎo | lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius | |
| 兰摧玉折 | lán cuī yù zhé | premature death of a budding talent / those whom the Gods love die young | |
| 养痈贻患 | yǎng yōng yí huàn | lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom | |
| 养痈遗患 | yǎng yōng yí huàn | lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom | |
| 初露才华 | chū lù cái huá | first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time | |
| 腋生 | yè shēng | axillary (botany) / budding in the angle between branch and stem | |
| 雏凤 | chú fèng | lit. phoenix in embryo / fig. young talent / budding genius | |
