家喻戶曉

简 家喻户晓 · 繁 家喻戶曉
Mandarin · pinyin jiā yù hù xiǎo

Meanings

  1. understood by everyone (idiom); well known
  2. a household name
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
喻
yù · metaphor, analogy; example; like
戶
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曉
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户
hù · door; family
晓
xiǎo · dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit
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1–4–4–3 · jia1 yu4 hu4 xiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) known to every household; ubiquitously known; widespread; extremely well-known

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