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默默無聞

简 默默无闻 · 繁 默默無聞
Mandarin · pinyin mò mò wú wén

Meanings

  1. (idiom) unknown; unrenowned
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Characters in this entry

默
mò · silent; quiet, still; dark
無
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聞
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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Mandarin tones

4–4–2–2 · mo4 mo4 wu2 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mak6 mak6 mou4 man4

Cantonese word readings for 默默無聞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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mak6 mak6 mou4 man4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) obscure and unknown; not well-known

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