名噪一时 (míng zào yī shí) — to be famous for a time (especially within one's own era); to enjoy considerable renown among one's contemporaries
Definition
An idiom meaning someone or something was very famous for a short period in their own era. It implies the fame was intense but did not last — a contrast with lasting, enduring renown.
idiom
to be famous for a time (especially within one's own era)to enjoy considerable renown among one's contemporaries
Examples
- 名噪一时，。Tā zài nà ge nián dài míng zào yī shí, shì dāng shí zuì zhù míng de yì shù jiā zhī yī.He was famous for a time in that era, one of the most renowned artists of his day.
- 名噪一时，。Zhè wèi xué zhě suī rán míng zào yī shí, dàn hòu lái bèi rén yí wàng le.Although this scholar was famous for a time, he was later forgotten.
- 2090名噪一时。Nà zhǒng kuǎn shì zhī zài 20 shì jì 90 nián dài míng zào yī shí jǐ gè yuè.That style only enjoyed fleeting fame for a few months in the 1990s.
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