a dragon’s colt or young phoenix—a promising youngster; a young,talented scholar ❍ 令郎真乃～，非小王在世翁前唐突，将来“雏凤清于老凤声”，未可量也。(《红楼梦》165)Your son is truly a dragon’s colt or young phoenix. May I venture to predict that in time to come this young phoenix may even surpass the old one?
龙驹凤雏long ju feng chu
dragon colt or young phoenix—a brilliant young man