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一鸣惊人

yī míng jīng rén

4-character word Traditional 一鳴驚人

What 一鸣惊人 means

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

The characters in 一鸣惊人

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 鸣míngto cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound…
• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared
• 人rénperson; people

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