前無古人,後無來者
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Chinese[edit]
front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward |
not have | back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
not have | future generations; the future; future events | ||||
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trad. (前無古人,後無來者) | 前 | 無 | 古人 | , | 後 | 無 | 來者 | |
simp. (前无古人,后无来者) | 前 | 无 | 古人 | , | 后 | 无 | 来者 |
Etymology[edit]
From the first two verses of 《登幽州台歌》 by Chen Zi'ang (661–702).
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
前無古人,後無來者
- unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique