闻所未闻 (聞所未聞)
wén suǒ wèi wén
Pinyin
Definition
闻所未闻 (聞所未聞)
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- unheard of
- an extremely rare and unprecedented event
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 actually
- 2 place
- 3 classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
- 4 that which
- 5 particle introducing a relative clause or passive
- 6 classifier: 个 gè
- 1 therefore
- 2 as a result
- 3 so
- 4 the reason why
- 1 all
- 2 to have
- 3 to possess
- 4 to own
- 1 so-called
- 2 what is called
- 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°
Idioms (20)
一波未平,一波又起
- 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
- 2 many twists and turns to a story
- 3 one thing after another
一无所有
- 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- 2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
- 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
- 2 without an inkling
不知所措
- 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
- 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
乳臭未干
- 1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
- 2 still wet behind the ears