The Chinese idiom 才华横溢 (cái huá héng yì) is formed through a classic four-character metaphorical structure, where the first two characters 才华 establish the noun meaning "talent" or "brilliance" (combining 才, "innate ability", and 华, "flower" or "splendor"), and the latter two 横溢 function as a vivid verb phrase meaning "to overflow horizontally" (横, "horizontally" or "unrestrictedly", and 溢, "to overflow"). Together, they create a striking image of one's innate brilliance and ability being so abundant that it spills over its bounds, thus figuratively describing a person whose artistic or intellectual gifts are exceptionally abundant and impressively manifest.