vô tiền khoáng hậu
Definition
- Idiom:
- Unprecedented and unparalleled: Describes an event, situation, or achievement that has never occurred before in history and is unlikely to be matched or surpassed in the future. It emphasizes absolute uniqueness and a lack of comparison.
Usage Examples
- Idiom:
- Thành tích của cô ấy thật là vô tiền khoáng hậu. (Her achievement is truly unprecedented and unparalleled.)
- Trận lũ lụt đó được xem là thảm họa vô tiền khoáng hậu. (That flood is considered a disaster without precedent.)
- Một kiệt tác vô tiền khoáng hậu. (A masterpiece without equal in the past or future.)
Advanced Usage
- This idiom is formal and literary, often used in written language, historical commentary, or formal speeches to add strong emphasis. It is typically used to describe significant, often extreme, events or creations.
Variants and Related Words
- Chưa từng có (adj): Unprecedented, never before seen. This is a more common and less formal phrase with a similar core meaning.
- Một sự kiện chưa từng có. (An unprecedented event.)
Synonyms
- Unprecedented: Never having happened or existed before.
- Unparalleled: Having no equal; unmatched.
- Without precedent: Lacking any prior similar example.
- Unique in history: One of a kind in all of recorded time.
Related Idioms
- Xưa nay chưa từng thấy: Never seen before, from past to present. This is a less emphatic and more commonly used synonym.
- Lòng dũng cảm xưa nay chưa từng thấy. (Courage never before seen.)