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前不見古人，後不見來者

简前不见古人，后不见来者 · 繁前不見古人，後不見來者

Mandarin · pinyin qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě

unique
unprecedented (idiom)

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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