Read Edit View history 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人 bùmíngzéyǐyīmíngjīngrén to amaze with a single feat Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人/ 不鳴則已，一鳴驚人 bùmíngzéyǐyīmíngjīngrén to amaze with a single feat silent for a long time then suddenly achieving greatness; literally translated as not crying out at first, but once one does, it startles everyone Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 一鸣惊人/一鳴驚人 → 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人/不鳴則已，一鳴驚人 Edit Delete see 一飞冲天/一飛沖天 → 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人/不鳴則已，一鳴驚人 Edit Delete
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人/ 不鳴則已，一鳴驚人 bùmíngzéyǐyīmíngjīngrén to amaze with a single feat silent for a long time then suddenly achieving greatness; literally translated as not crying out at first, but once one does, it startles everyone Edit Delete