前不见古人,后不见来者 qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě

DEFINITIONS

  1. unique
  2. unprecedented (idiom)

CHARACTERS

前 qián in front, forward; preceding
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
见 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
古 gǔ old, classic, ancient
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
后 hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
见 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
来 lái come, coming; return, returning
者 zhě that which; he who; those who