聞所未聞

简 闻所未闻 · 繁 聞所未聞
Mandarin · pinyin wén suǒ wèi wén

Meanings

  1. unheard of
  2. an extremely rare and unprecedented event
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聞
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所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
未
wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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2–3–4–2 · wen2 suo3 wei4 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

man4 so2 mei6 man4

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man4 so2 mei6 man4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to hear something one has never heard before; (of something) unheard-of, rare

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