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Jyutping sing4 ming4
Pinyin chéng míng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to make one's name
  2. to become famous
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令到​自己​好​出名​、​好多​人識​,​又​或者​建立​聲譽
    to become famous; to make a name for oneself
    • 一夜成名
      一夜成名
      jat1 je6 sing4 ming4
      to become famous overnight
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to achieve fame; to make one's name
    (syn.) 出名, 显扬, 扬名, 蜚声, 顯揚, 揚名, 蜚聲
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她一举成名。
    她一舉成名。
    tā yī jǔ chéng míng 。
    • She suddenly became famous.
  2. Mandarin
    他渴望成名。
    他渴望成名。
    tā kě wàng chéng míng 。
    • He was eager for recognition.
  3. Mandarin
    他可能永远不成名。
    他可能永遠不成名。
    tā kě néng yǒng yuǎn bù chéng míng 。
    • Perhaps he'll never become famous.
  4. Mandarin
    也许他不会成名。
    也許他不會成名。
    yě xǔ tā bù huì chéng míng 。
    • Maybe he won't become famous.
    • He probably won't become famous.
  5. Mandarin
    这起事件使他一举成名。
    這起事件使他一舉成名。
    zhè qǐ shì jiàn shǐ tā yī jǔ chéng míng 。
    • That incident made him famous.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一夜成名
    一夜成名
    jat1 je6 sing4 ming4
    • to become famous overnight
  2. Cantonese
    呢个素人拍片放上 YouTube 之后一夜成名。
    呢個素人拍片放上 YouTube 之後一夜成名。
    ni1 go3 sou3 jan4 paak3 pin2 fong3 soeng2 ju1 tup1 zi1 hau6 jat1 je6 sing4 ming4.
    • This amateur was infamous until he posted a video on YouTube.
  3. Cantonese
    呢个明星拍咗套成名作之后,人气一直居高不下。
    呢個明星拍咗套成名作之後,人氣一直居高不下。
    lei1 go3 ming4 sing1 paak3 zo2 tou3 sing4 ming4 zok3 zi1 hau6, jan4 hei3 jat1 zik6 geoi1 gou1 bat1 haa6.
    • The star has become wildly popular since their film became a hit; their popularity is still at the top.
  4. Cantonese
    佢参加咗歌唱比赛之后,一举成名。
    佢參加咗歌唱比賽之後,一舉成名。
    keoi5 caam1 gaa1 zo2 go1 coeng3 bei2 coi3 zi1 hau6, jat1 geoi2 sing4 ming4.
    • She became famous overnight after she joined the singing contest.
  5. Cantonese
    功成名遂
    功成名遂
    gung1 sing4 ming4 seoi5
    • to be successful and famous
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    成名歌星何以集体“走音破音”?——《我是歌手》第4季总决赛成“车祸现场”
    成名歌星何以集體“走音破音”?——《我是歌手》第4季總決賽成“車禍現場”
    chéng míng gē xīng hé yǐ jí tǐ “ zǒu yīn pò yīn ” ? — “ wǒ shì gē shǒu ” dì 4 jì zǒng jué sài chéng “ chē huò xiàn chǎng ”
    • How did all the popular singers sing out of tune at the same time? – I Am a Singer Season 4 final becomes "catastrophic".