鲜为人知 — Chinese idiom
鲜为人知
xiǎn wéi rén zhī
Traditional: 鮮為人知
Meaning
- rarely known to anyone ; almost unknown
- secret to all but a few
Character by character
- 鲜xiǎnfresh; delicious; attractive
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 人rénman, person; people
- 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend
Idioms sharing a character
- 屡见不鲜 lǚ jiàn bù xiān
- 德薄能鲜 dé bó néng xiǎn
- 数见不鲜 shuò jiàn bù xiān
- 旗帜鲜明 qí zhì xiān míng
- 鲜血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí
- 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
- 一分为二 yī fēn wéi èr
- 一言为定 yī yán wéi dìng
- 一言为重 yī yán wéi zhòng
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
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