一鸣惊人 (yī míng jīng rén): to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat ; an overnight celebrity

一yī鸣míng惊jīng人rén

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat ; an overnight celebrity

A bird silent for three years, then one cry that startles everyone. For a long quiet stretch ending in something remarkable.

A Chinese idiom (成语)