一舉成名

Chinese

		one action; at one stroke; in one go one action; at one stroke; in one go; in one action	to achieve fame; to make one's name
trad. (一舉成名)		一舉	成名
simp. (一举成名)		一举	成名

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yījǔchéngmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄐㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ geoi² sing⁴ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yījǔchéngmíng [Phonetic: yìjǔchéngmíng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijyǔchéngmíng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chü³-chʻêng²-ming²
    • Yale: yī-jyǔ-chéng-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijeucherngming
    • Palladius: ицзюйчэнмин (iczjujčɛnmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ geoi² sing⁴ ming⁴
    • Yale: yāt géui sìhng mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ goey² sing⁴ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gêu² xing⁴ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

一舉成名

1. (archaic) to become famous after passing an imperial examination
2. to become famous with one move; to become famous overnight