曠古未聞

简 旷古未闻 · 繁 曠古未聞
Mandarin · pinyin kuàng gǔ wèi wén

Meanings

  1. never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. unprecedented
  3. also written 曠古未有
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曠
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古
gǔ · old, classic, ancient
未
wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
聞
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旷
kuàng · extensive, wide, broad; empty
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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4–3–4–2 · kuang4 gu3 wei4 wen2

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kwong3 gu2 mei6 man4

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曠古未聞 · kuang4 gu3 wei4 wen2
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Exact source record曠古未聞 旷古未闻 [kuang4 gu3 wei4 wen2] /never before in the whole of history (idiom)/unprecedented/also written 曠古未有|旷古未有/