Definition
鲜为人知 (xiǎn wéi rén zhī) is a formal, literary idiom meaning 'little known' or 'known to very few'. It is often used as a predicate or attributive to describe something not widely known.
phrase
rarely knownlittle knownknown to very few
Examples
- 鲜为人知。Zhège chuánshuō yǐjīng xiǎn wéi rén zhī le.This legend is already little known.
- 鲜为人知，。Nà duàn lìshǐ xiǎn wéi rén zhī, zhǐ yǒu jǐ wèi xuézhě zài yánjiū.That period of history is little known; only a few scholars are studying it.
- 鲜为人知。Tā shì yí wèi xiǎn wéi rén zhī de mínjiān yìshùjiā.He is a little-known folk artist.
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