名不见经传

Traditional: 名不見經傳

míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

Dictionary entry

(lit.) name not encountered in the classics

What does 名不见经传 mean?

名不见经传 (míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) name not encountered in the classics

2unknown (person)

3nobody

Character breakdown

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名míngname · noun (part of speech)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-见jiànto see · to meet 经Jīngsurname Jing 传chuánto pass on · to spread

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名不见经传

míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

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