一鸣惊人

Mandarin

simpl.		一鸣惊人
trad.		一鳴驚人

Idiom

一鸣惊人 (simplified, Pinyin yī míng jīng rén, traditional 一鳴驚人)

1. to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire; No one was expecting much and then with one act, everybody was amazed; a bolt from the blue
   • 2006: anon, ESWC ——“梦，开始的地方 (Electronic Sports World Cup -- "A dream is the starting place")

     可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。

     But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.

External links

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Min Nan

simpl.		一鸣惊人
trad.		一鳴驚人

Idiom

一鸣惊人 (simplified, POJ it-bêng-keng-jîn, traditional 一鳴驚人)

1. to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire; No one was expecting much and then with one act, everybody was amazed; a bolt from the blue