"不鳴則已,一鳴驚人" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³ jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/, /pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³ jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: bù míng zé yǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], yīmíngjīngrén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ ming⁴ zak¹ ji⁵, jat¹ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bù míng zé yǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yīmíngjīngrén [Phonetic:bù míng zé yǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yìmíngjīngrén] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bù míng zé yǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yimíngjingrén [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴ ming² tsê² i³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], i¹-ming²-ching¹-jên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù míng dzé yǐ- [Mandarin, Yale], yī-míng-jīng-rén [Mandarin, Yale], bu ming tzer yii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], imingjingren [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бу мин цзэ и [Mandarin, Palladius], иминцзинжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], bu min czɛ i [Mandarin, Palladius], iminczinžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt mìhng jāk yíh, yāt mìhng gīng yàhn [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ ming⁴ dzak⁷ ji⁵, jat⁷ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ ming⁴ zeg¹ yi⁵, yed¹ ming⁴ ging¹ yen⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不鳴則已,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 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-不鳴則已,一鳴驚人-zh-phrase-8olcLi9M Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone

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        {
          "english": "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.",
          "ref": "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.]",
          "text": "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.]\nFrom: 2006: anon, ESWC ——“梦,开始的地方 (Electronic Sports World Cup -- \"A dream is the starting place\")\nKě bǐsài de guòchéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎnjìng, yǔ zhīqián yúlùn de dīdiào xiàngbǐ, liǎng zhǐ duìwǔ de biǎoxiàn kěwèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén. [Pinyin]",
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        "to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire; a bolt from the blue"
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      "zh-pron": "bù míng zé yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīmíngjīngrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ ming⁴ zak¹ ji⁵, jat¹ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù míng zé yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīmíngjīngrén [Phonetic:bù míng zé yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìmíngjīngrén]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù míng zé yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yimíngjingrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴ ming² tsê² i³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-ming²-ching¹-jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù míng dzé yǐ-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-míng-jīng-rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu ming tzer yii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "imingjingren"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бу мин цзэ и"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "иминцзинжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu min czɛ i"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iminczinžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt mìhng jāk yíh, yāt mìhng gīng yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ ming⁴ dzak⁷ ji⁵, jat⁷ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ ming⁴ zeg¹ yi⁵, yed¹ ming⁴ ging¹ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³ jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³ jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不鳴則已,一鳴驚人"
}
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      "expansion": "不鳴則已,一鳴驚人",
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        {
          "english": "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.",
          "ref": "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.]",
          "text": "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.]\nFrom: 2006: anon, ESWC ——“梦,开始的地方 (Electronic Sports World Cup -- \"A dream is the starting place\")\nKě bǐsài de guòchéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎnjìng, yǔ zhīqián yúlùn de dīdiào xiàngbǐ, liǎng zhǐ duìwǔ de biǎoxiàn kěwèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén. [Pinyin]",
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      "glosses": [
        "to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire; a bolt from the blue"
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "bù míng zé yǐ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīmíngjīngrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ ming⁴ zak¹ ji⁵, jat¹ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù míng zé yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīmíngjīngrén [Phonetic:bù míng zé yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìmíngjīngrén]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù míng zé yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yimíngjingrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴ ming² tsê² i³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-ming²-ching¹-jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù míng dzé yǐ-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-míng-jīng-rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu ming tzer yii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "imingjingren"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бу мин цзэ и"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "иминцзинжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu min czɛ i"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iminczinžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt mìhng jāk yíh, yāt mìhng gīng yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ ming⁴ dzak⁷ ji⁵, jat⁷ ming⁴ ging¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ ming⁴ zeg¹ yi⁵, yed¹ ming⁴ ging¹ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³ jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³ jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不鳴則已,一鳴驚人"
}

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