To describe someone of outstanding talent or noble character emerging from a humble or unprivileged background.
他出生于一个普通家庭，却凭借自己的努力成为了著名的科学家，真是老鸹窝里出凤凰。
Born into an ordinary family, he became a renowned scientist through his own efforts, truly a phoenix emerging from a crow's nest.
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Early Modern
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