粵

前cin4無mou4古gu2人jan4

simp前无古人
cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4qián wú gǔ rén

English

  1. (idiom) unprecedented
  2. unprecedented
  3. unheard of
  4. unprecedented; pioneering

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一樣嘢好有創意,或者係重大嘅突破,從來冇人諗到或者做過;下句係「後無來者」

Examples

  • 他是一位前无古人的大科学家。

    He is as great a scientist as ever lived.

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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