前不见古人，后不见来者
qián​bù​jiàn​gǔ​rén​hòu​bù​jiàn​lái​zhě

unprecedented

  • created sense approved 前不见古人，后不见来者/前不見古人，後不見來者 · qián​bù​jiàn​gǔ​rén​hòu​bù​jiàn​lái​zhě · unprecedented — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前不见古人，后不见来者 / 前不見古人，後不見來者

    qián​bù​jiàn​gǔ​rén​hòu​bù​jiàn​lái​zhě

    unprecedented

    Literally meaning "before, I do not see the ancients; behind, I do not see those yet to come," this idiom describes something unique, unsurpassed, or completely unprecedented.

    前 (literal) → 前 · qián · before 不见 (literal) → 不见/不見 · bù​jiàn · not to see 古人 (literal) → 古人 · gǔ​rén · the ancients ， (non_chinese) 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 不见 (literal) → 不见/不見 · bù​jiàn · not to see 来者 (literal) → 来者/來者 · lái​zhě · future; future generations

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