无人问津 — “To be ignored or neglected”
无人问津 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ignored or neglected”. To attract no interest or attention; to go unnoticed or unasked for. Literally, “No one asks about the ford”.
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无人问津 Pronunciation and Pinyin
无人问津 Character Breakdown
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这款设计独特的艺术品，由于价格过高，在展览会上无人问津
This uniquely designed artwork, due to its exorbitant price, attracted no interest at the exhibition.
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More idioms starting with 无
- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
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Open the tool →Questions about 无人问津
What does 无人问津 mean?
无人问津 (wú rén wèn jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ignored or neglected”.
How do you pronounce 无人问津?
无人问津 is pronounced wú rén wèn jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无人问津 literally mean?
Literally, 无人问津 means “no one asks about the ford”. It is used to mean “to be ignored or neglected”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无人问津?
问津：询问渡口。比喻没有人来探问、尝试或购买。