名不见经传 in English ming2 bu4 jian4 jing1 zhuan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • (literally (word for word)) name not encountered in the classics
  • unknown (person)
  • nobody

Simplified Characters

名 不 见 经 传

Traditional Characters

名 不 見 經 傳

Pinyin

ming2 bu4 jian4 jing1 zhuan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

名ming2name 不bu4(negative prefix) 见jian4to see 经jing1surname Jing 传chuan2to pass on