前无古人后无来者
qián​wú​gǔ​rén​hòu​wú​lái​zhě

unprecedented and unrepeatable

  • created reference approved 前无古人后无来者/前無古人後無來者 → 空前绝后/空前絕後 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前无古人后无来者 / 前無古人後無來者 qián​wú​gǔ​rén​hòu​wú​lái​zhě

    空前绝后 / 空前絕後 kōng​qián​jué​hòu

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 前无古人后无来者/前無古人後無來者 · qián​wú​gǔ​rén​hòu​wú​lái​zhě · unprecedented and unrepeatable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前无古人后无来者 / 前無古人後無來者

    qián​wú​gǔ​rén​hòu​wú​lái​zhě

    unprecedented and unrepeatable

    To surpass all others of its kind before and after; unique through all time; synonymous with [[空前绝后|空前絕後|kong1 qian2 jue2 hou4]]

    前 (literal) → 前 · qián · before 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 古人 (literal) → 古人 · gǔ​rén · the ancients 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 来者 (literal) → 来者/來者 · lái​zhě · future; future generations

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