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眾所周知
简 众所周知 · 繁 眾所周知Mandarin · pinyin zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī
Meanings
- (idiom) as everyone knows
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4–3–1–1 · zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1
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zung3 so2 zau1 zi1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) as everyone knows; as is known to all; it is well-known that; it is common knowledge that
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