名不见经传 míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

名 míng
HSK 1
name, rank, title, position
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
见 jiàn
HSK 1
see, observe, behold; perceive
经 jīng
HSK 2
classic works; pass through
传 zhuàn
HSK 4
summon; propagate, transmit