不鸣则已，一鸣惊人 Hello everyone! Welcome to my Chinese idiom sharing. Today we will learn a very inspiring and widely-used Chinese saying: bù míng zé yǐ, yī míng jīng rén. 大家好！欢迎来到我的汉语小课堂。 今天我们学习一句非常励志、日常高频使用的成语：不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。 In modern daily life, we use this idiom to praise someone’s sudden great improvement through hard work. 在现代生活中，我们用这句话称赞那些经过长期努力，突然取得巨大进步的人。 Sentences 1. You have kept practicing Chinese every day. Soon you will be amazing to everyone. 你坚持每天练习中文，很快就会不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。 2. He was quiet before, but now his Chinese is excellent. It is truly bù míng zé yǐ, yī míng jīng rén. 他平时很低调，如今中文水平十分出色，真是不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。 3. Keep studying patiently, and you will surprise others one day. 耐心坚持学习，总有一天你会不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。 Related phrase 一飞冲天 (yī fēi chōng tiān) to rise and improve rapidly That is all for today’s idiom sharing. You can use this warm phrase to encourage yourself and others in daily life. Thank you for reading! Follow me for more easy Chinese idioms and daily expressions. See you next time：）