横空出世

Traditional: 橫空出世

héng kōng chū shì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success

What does 横空出世 mean?

横空出世 (héng kōng chū shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success

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横hénghorizontal · across 空kōngempty · air 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 世Shìsurname Shi

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横空出世

héng kōng chū shì

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