一炮而红

一炮而紅
yīpào'érhóng

to become famous overnight

Wiktionary

Homographs

一炮而红 yīpàoérhóng
  1. to win instant success (idiom)
  2. to become an instant hit

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=2 炮 bāo
  1. to sauté
  2. to fry
  3. to dry by heating
=2 炮 páo to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
=2 炮 pào
  1. cannon
  2. firecracker

classifier: 座
=2 炮 pào variant of 炮 pào
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=4 红 Hóng surname Hong
=4 红 gōng used in 女红 nu:gōng
=4 红 hóng
  1. red
  2. popular
  3. revolutionary
  4. bonus