yī míng jīng rén

Traditional: 一鳴驚人

一鸣惊人 (yī míng jīng rén) is a Chinese word meaning “to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity”.

Meanings

  1. 1to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

Characters in 一鸣惊人

一yī · one鸣míng · to cry (of birds, animals and insects)惊jīng · to startle人rén · person; people

Related words

一one人person; people一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er

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