hitherto unknown(qián gǔ wèi yǒu)

hitherto unknown

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi á ng ǔ w è iy ǒ u, which means it has never existed since ancient times. It's from the Song Dynasty Xu Du's "Tsao Bian".

Idiom usage

The eldest son of Taizu, Shu Chi, was able to sweat in his place, which can be described as breaking the unprecedented record in ancient times.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: unprecedented

The origin of Idioms

Xu Du of the Song Dynasty wrote in the volume of quesao Bian: "it's unprecedented that xunwuzhen, the Privy Secretary of Deng, protected the court with a small number of people instead of holding the Tomahawk at the same time."

Idiom explanation

It has never been since ancient times.

Chinese PinYin : qián gǔ wèi yǒu