一鳴驚人

一鳴驚人

See also: 一鸣惊人

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to cry (of birds)	surprising; astonishing; scary surprising; astonishing; scary; frightening
trad. (一鳴驚人)		一	鳴	驚人
simp. (一鸣惊人)		一	鸣	惊人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīmíngjīngrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): it-bêng-keng-jîn / it-bêng-keng-lîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīmíngjīngrén [Phonetic: yìmíngjīngrén]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: imingjingren
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: yāt mìhng gīng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ming⁴ ging¹ yen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-bêng-keng-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: it-bîng-king-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itbengkengjiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²³⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ biɪŋ¹³⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-bêng-keng-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: it-bîng-king-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itbengkengliin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ³³ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

Idiom

一鳴驚人

1. to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire; a bolt from the blue

   • 可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩只隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。 [MSC, trad.]
     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。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2006: anon, 《ESWC ——“梦，开始的地方》 (Electronic Sports World Cup -- "A dream is the starting place")

     Kě bǐsài de guòchéng què shì ràng rén dàdiēyǎnjìng, yǔ zhīqián yúlùn de dīdiào xiāngbǐ, liǎng zhī duìwǔ de biǎoxiàn kěwèi bù míng zé yǐ yīmíngjīngrén. [Pinyin]

     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.

Derived terms

不鳴則已，一鳴驚人／不鸣则已，一鸣惊人 (bù míng zé yǐ, yīmíngjīngrén)