wúmíngshì

无名氏

Word · NounTraditional無名氏

anonymous person; unknown author

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

an anonymous person; someone whose name is unknown or who chooses not to reveal their identity

formal

Commonly used in academic, literary, and historical contexts to refer to authors, artists, or historical figures whose identities have been lost or who deliberately concealed their names. In ancient literature, many folk songs and poems are attributed to 无名氏.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
zuò作
zhě者
shì是
yī一
wèi位
wú无
míng名
shì氏
 。

The author of this article is an anonymous person.

Táng唐
dài代
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
wú无
míng名
shì氏
chuàng创
zuò作
de的
mín民
gē歌
liú流
chuán传
zhì至
jīn今
 。

Many folk songs created by anonymous authors during the Tang Dynasty have been passed down to the present day.

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Nà那
wèi位
juān捐
kuǎn款
yī一
bǎi百
wàn万
de的
wú无
míng名
shì氏
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
 。

The anonymous donor who contributed one million has been found.