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人盡皆知

简人尽皆知 · 繁人盡皆知

Mandarin · pinyin rén jìn jiē zhī

(idiom) known to everyone

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
盡: Look up this written character
皆: jiē · all, every, everybody
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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2–4–1–1 · ren2 jin4 jie1 zhi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan4 zeon6 gaai1 zi1

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(idiomatic) everyone knows; known to everyone

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