一舉成名

Chinese

		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): ㄧㄐㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ geoi² sing⁴ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yījǔchéngmíng [Phonetic: yìjǔchéngmíng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄐㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijeucherngming
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ geoi² sing⁴ ming⁴
  - Yale: yāt géui sìhng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ goey² sing⁴ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gêu² xing⁴ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

一舉成名

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

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