闻所未闻 (wén suǒ wèi wén) — unheard-of, unprecedented, shocking (of events, news, stories)

Definição

A formal chengyu meaning 'unheard-of' — used for things so strange or shocking the listener has never encountered them. Reads as stronger and more literary than plain 前所未有 (unprecedented).

idiom
unheard-ofunprecedentedshocking (of events, news, stories)

Exemplos

  • 闻所未闻
    Zhè jiàn shì zhēn shì wén suǒ wèi wén.
    This matter is truly unheard-of.
  • 闻所未闻
    Tā jiǎng le yí gè wén suǒ wèi wén de gù shi.
    He told an unheard-of story.
  • 闻所未闻
    Zhè zhǒng wén suǒ wèi wén de zuò fǎ yǐn qǐ le zhēng yì.
    This unprecedented practice caused controversy.

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