旷古未闻

曠古未聞
kuànggǔwèiwén
  1. never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. unprecedented
  3. also written 旷古未有

CEDICT

前所未闻。

重編國語辭典

先前未从听闻

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 旷古 kuànggǔ
  1. since the dawn of time
  2. from the year dot
2 未 wèi
  1. not yet
  2. did not
  3. have not
  4. not
  5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
3 闻 wén
  1. to hear
  2. news
  3. well-known
  4. famous
  5. reputation
  6. fame
  7. to smell
  8. to sniff at

Related entries

旷古未有 kuànggǔwèiyǒu
  1. never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. unprecedented
亘古未有 gèngǔwèiyǒu
  1. unprecedented
  2. never seen since ancient times
前所未有 qiánsuǒwèiyǒu (idiom) unprecedented
前所未见 qiánsuǒwèijiàn
  1. unprecedented
  2. never seen before
這是個用這個國家前所未見的，環繞學校、教堂的無數人龍，所說出的答案。這些人苦等三、四個小時投票，許多人還是生平頭一次，因為他們相信，這次一定要不一樣，他們的聲音就是明證。

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches, in numbers this nation has never seen. By people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

Source: Tatoeba

前无古人 qiánwúgǔrén
  1. (idiom) unprecedented
  2. unheard of
他是一位前无古人的大科学家。

He is as great a scientist as ever lived.

Source: Tatoeba

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