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一夜成名 (jat1 je6 sing4 ming4) — to become famous overnight; to rise to stardom quickly in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一jeˍ₆夜singˎ₄成mingˎ₄名
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 ye4 cheng2 ming2

Meaning of 一夜成名

nounto become famous overnight; to rise to stardom quickly

Characters in 一夜成名

一jat1
one; a; an; the
夜je6
night; dark; darkness; in night
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
名ming4
fame; reputation; position

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