名不見經傳

名不見經傳

See also: 名不见经传

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	not; no	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
trad. (名不見經傳)		名	不	見	經傳
simp. (名不见经传)		名	不	见	经传

Etymology

Literally: a name that does not appear in the Confucian canon

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míng bù jiàn jīngzhuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: míng bù jiàn jīngzhuàn [Phonetic: míng bú jiàn jīngzhuàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ming bu jiann jingjuann
    • IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

Idiom

名不見經傳

1. a virtual unknown; a complete unknown; a dark horse