湮没无闻yān mò wú wénbe buried (by time)and forgotten; fall into (/pass into/sink into/be buried in/be lost in) oblivion (/obscurity); be inglorious; remain in the shadow (/unknown)
❍ 以史幽探哀萃芳冠首者，盖主人自言穷探野史，尝有所见，惜～，而哀群芳之不传，因笔志之。(鲁迅《中国小说史略》220) Shi You-tan (History-obscure-search) and Ai Cui-fang (Lament-all-flowers) head the list because the Master has searched through the obscurities of history and found much interesting master. He laments that all such flowers remain unknown and therefore records these stories. 湮没无闻yān mò wú wén湮没：埋没；无闻：没有人知道。形容名声和事迹被埋没，无人知晓。sink into oblivion, remain in the shadow, sink into the night |