一举成名

Traditional: 一舉成名

yī jǔ chéng míng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to become famous in one stroke; to shoot to fame (originally referred to passing the imperial examination)

What does 一举成名 mean?

一举成名 (yī jǔ chéng míng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to become famous in one stroke; to shoot to fame (originally referred to passing the imperial examination)

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 举jǔvariant of 舉|举[ju3]成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]名míngname · noun (part of speech)

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一举成名

yī jǔ chéng míng

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