Characters
- 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 鸣 (鳴): to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
- 惊 (驚): to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
- 人 (人): person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一鸣惊人
- MDBG: 一鸣惊人
- Examples with 一鸣惊人 on Tatoeba
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