名噪一时

Traditional: 名噪一時

míng zào yī shí

Dictionary entry

to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity

What does 名噪一时 mean?

名噪一时 (míng zào yī shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity

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名míngname · noun (part of speech)噪zào(literary) (of birds or insects) to chirp · (bound form) to make a cacophonous noise 一yīone · single 时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]

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名噪一时

míng zào yī shí

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