十年窗下无人问，一举成名天下闻十年窗下無人問，一舉成名天下聞十年窗下無人問，一舉成名天下聞

ten years at the window and nobody asks; one success and the whole world hears

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A scholar studies in obscurity for years, then becomes famous overnight after passing the exam. Used of hard work finally rewarded.

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Simplified: 十年窗下无人问，一举成名天下闻
Traditional (Taiwan): 十年窗下無人問，一舉成名天下聞
Pinyin: shíniánchuāngxiàwúrénwèn, yìjǔchéngmíng tiānxià wén
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ，ㄧˋ ㄐㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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