一鳴驚人 yī míng jīng rén

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound
驚 jīng frighten, surprise, startle
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else