一鸣惊人 — Chinese idiom
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
Traditional: 一鳴驚人
Meaning
- to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat ; an overnight celebrity
Character by character
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 鸣mínga bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
- 惊jīngto frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
- 人rénman, person; people
Idioms sharing a character
- 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
- 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
- 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
- 一干二净 yī gān èr jìng
- 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo
- 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
- 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
- 一元复始 yī yuán fù shǐ
- 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn
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