闻所不闻 Wén Suǒ Bù Wén hear something unheard

Explanation

听到从未听到过的。形容事物非常稀罕，多指新鲜事物或少见事物。

To hear something never heard before. It describes something very rare, often referring to fresh or rare things.

Origin Story

西汉初年，汉高祖刘邦派使者陆贾前往南越，劝说南越王赵佗归顺汉朝。赵佗虽然是中原人，但长期居住在南越，自称国王，对汉朝的情况知之甚少。陆贾便向他详细介绍了汉朝的强大实力、广阔疆域以及丰富的物产。他绘声绘色地描述了汉朝的繁荣景象，以及汉朝的仁政措施。赵佗听着陆贾讲述的这些他从未听说过的事情，如同打开了新世界的大门，对汉朝的强大和繁荣有了全新的认识。最终，赵佗被陆贾的言辞所打动，决定归顺汉朝。这个故事就体现了“闻所不闻”的含义：听到从未听闻的事物，从而改变了人们的认知和想法。陆贾巧妙地利用了“闻所不闻”的策略，成功地完成了外交任务，使得南越归顺汉朝，为西汉的统一奠定了基础。

xī hàn chū nián, hàn gāozǔ liú bāng pài shǐ zhě lù jiǎ qián wǎng nán yuè, quàn shuō nán yuè wáng zhào tuó guīsù hàn cháo. zhào tuó suīrán shì zhōng yuán rén, dàn chángqí jūzhù zài nán yuè, zì chēng guówáng, duì hàn cháo de qíngkuàng zhī zhī shèn shǎo. lù jiǎ biàn xiàng tā xiángxì jièshào le hàn cháo de qiángdà shí lì, guǎngkuò jiāngyù yǐjí fēngfù de wù chǎn. tā huì shēng huì sè de miáoshù le hàn cháo de fánróng jǐngxiàng, yǐjí hàn cháo de rén zhèng cuòshī. zhào tuó tīngzhe lù jiǎ jiǎngshù de zhèxiē tā cóng wèi tīng guò de shìqíng, rútóng dǎkāi le xīn shìjiè de dà mén, duì hàn cháo de qiángdà hé fánróng yǒu le quánxīn de rènshí. zuìzhōng, zhào tuó bèi lù jiǎ de yáncí suǒ dǎdòng, juédìng guīsù hàn cháo. zhège gùshì jiù tǐxiàn le "wén suǒ bù wén" de yìhài: tīngdào cóng wèi tīng wén de shìwù, cóng'ér gǎibiàn le rénmen de rènshí hé xiǎngfǎ. lù jiǎ qiǎomiào de lìyòng le "wén suǒ bù wén" de cèlüè, chénggōng de wánchéng le wàijiāo rènwù, shǐde nán yuè guīsù hàn cháo, wèi xī hàn de tǒngyī diànlèi le jīchǔ.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang sent his emissary Lu Jia to Nanyue to persuade King Zhao Tuo to submit to the Han Dynasty. Although Zhao Tuo was originally from Central China, he had lived in Nanyue for a long time and declared himself king, knowing little about the Han Dynasty. Lu Jia then detailed the Han Dynasty's powerful military, vast territory, and abundant resources. He vividly described the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and its benevolent governance. As Zhao Tuo listened to Lu Jia recount these things he'd never heard before, it was as if a new world had opened up to him; he gained a completely new understanding of the Han Dynasty's power and prosperity. Eventually, Zhao Tuo was moved by Lu Jia's words and decided to submit to the Han Dynasty. This story embodies the meaning of "hearing what one has never heard before": hearing things one has never heard, which changes people's understanding and ideas. Lu Jia cleverly used the strategy of "hearing what one has never heard before", successfully completing his diplomatic mission, and causing Nanyue to submit to the Han Dynasty. This laid the foundation for the unification of the Western Han Dynasty.

Usage

用于形容听到以前从未听到过的事情。常用于表达惊奇、新奇等感情。

yòng yú miáoshù tīngdào yǐqián cóng wèi tīng guò de shìqíng. cháng yòng yú biǎodá jīngqí, xīn qí děng gǎnqíng.

Used to describe hearing something never heard before. Often used to express surprise, novelty, etc.

Examples

• 他講述的故事，真是聞所未聞，令人大開眼界。

  tā jiǎngshù de gùshì, zhēnshi wén suǒ wèi wén, lìng rén dà kāi yǎnjiè.

  The story he told was really unheard of, opening my eyes.

• 這次會議上，我們聽到了一些聞所未聞的新技術。

  zhè cì huìyì shàng, wǒmen tīngdào le yīxiē wén suǒ wèi wén de xīn jìshù.

  At this meeting, we heard of some unheard-of new technologies.

Related Idioms

• 前所未闻

• 耳闻目睹

Opposite Idioms

• 习以为常