A man of the past

A man of the past

It is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Ku à NGG à y à R é n, which means that there has been only one person since ancient times. It comes from "Tang Zhiyan tries to be surprised only when he is not known as a person".

Notes on Idioms

Ancient: unprecedented; from ancient times to the present.

The origin of Idioms

Wang Dingbao of the Five Dynasties wrote in Tang Chih Yan: he who is not known as a person will try and then be surprised: "he who is a teacher in the north is just a man of the past!"

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: unparalleled in the world

Antonyms: everywhere

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used of a unique person.