街知巷聞

简 街知巷闻 · 繁 街知巷聞
Mandarin · pinyin jiē zhī xiàng wén

Meanings

  1. to be known to everyone
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街
jiē · street, road, thoroughfare
知
zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
巷
xiàng · alley, lane
聞
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闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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1–1–4–2 · jie1 zhi1 xiang4 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaai1 zi1 hong6 man4

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phrase

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) very well-known; ubiquitously known

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