Idiom 4: 一鸣惊人

Learn Mandarin With Me! (Proverbs & Idioms)

 

 

 

So what's Idioms? 

成语 [chéngyǔ] are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expressions, most of which consist of four characters.

Chengyu were widely used in Classical Chinese and are still common in vernacular Chinese writing and in the spoken language today.

We shall learn more about it!(:

 

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一鸣惊人 [yī míng jīng rén]

 

Should one desire to sing, One would amaze the world with his first song.

 

比喻平时没有突出的表现,一下子做出惊人的成绩。

 

Meaning: Someone who doesn't show excellent performance but yet produced shocking results.

Used on someone quiet and low profile, meaning that they are talented.

 


Published: 05.02.2013, 8:54pm

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singingpromises #1
Chapter 48: 我感到有些惭愧因为自己是个华人但这里的成语认识的太少了。
nunchii #2
hi girl ^^ i know mandarin too ^^ It's my second language. I'm from Hong Kong. need a co-author?
Endhita_Lee
#3
I just found this.... Ill read....
I'm chinese mixed but i can't speak mandarin yet kk.... I think i have to learn XD
NanaShiningPrincess
#4
thanks for sharing such a good information ^^
kaistal_allthewayyy #5
Yaaaaaaaaaay! You're awesome for making this! I'm part Chinese and yet I have terrible mandarin 0.o but thanks to this, i'm going to learn! ^.^
th_oneandonly #6
wow. you're a chinese?
KarraAriana
#7
You're my favourite teacher chingu-ah~~~ !!!
selinie777
#8
Love this~ Thank you for making one! <3