名不見經傳 míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. (lit.) name not encountered in the classics
  2. unknown (person)
  3. nobody

CHARACTERS

名 míng name, rank, title, position
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
經 jīng classic works; pass through
傳 zhuàn summon; propagate, transmit