公之於眾

简 公之于众 · 繁 公之於眾
Mandarin · pinyin gōng zhī yú zhòng

Meanings

  1. to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
  2. to let the world know
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公
gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
於
yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
眾
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于
yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
众
zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
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1–1–2–4 · gong1 zhi1 yu2 zhong4

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verb

  1. to reveal to the public

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Exact source record公之於眾 公之于众 [gong1 zhi1 yu2 zhong4] /to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely/to let the world know/